Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta
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Description
The only ones not interested in this hosta are slugs!Showing off an unusual foliage form and a rich, blue-green hue, this remarkable award winner will have the neighbourhood talking. Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta is a rare beauty in shadowy landscape sites like shadowed borders, mixed container gardens and seasonal shade beds. It boasts substantial, dark green leaves that form intriguing cups of nearly 3" deep, and fend off slugs with little effort. The 18" tall, mounded plants are neat and add amazing colour to midsummer landscapes when 22" scapes emerge to bear lavender, bell-shaped blooms.
- Botanical NameHosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'
- Ships AsPremium Root
- FormRoot
- Hardiness Zone3-9
- Flowering TimeMidsummer (Jul)
- Flower ColorWhite flowers
- Flower FormBell shaped flowers
- Foliage TypeLeaves with heavy substance display a unique cupped form (that can hold water) up to 3" deep
- Height/Habit18 inches
- Planting InstructionsSoak roots in cold to lukewarm water for about 30 minutes. Dig a hole large enough to accommodate the roots without bending them. Firm soil around roots and water in well.
- Light RequirementsPartial Shade, Full Shade
- Soil RequirementsTolerant of a wide range of soils, but best in well drained.
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- Watering RequirementsAverage water needs. Water regularly, do not overwater.
- Fertilization RequirementsOnce per year
- PruningRemove spent flower stems to tidy up the plants for the rest of the growing season.
- Winter CareMulch +/- 2" for the first winter. Remove promptly in early spring.
Important Shipping Notes:
Breck's times its shipments from Holland so that bulbs and bareroots arrive at the proper planting time (depending on climatic conditions) for each area of North America. To promote optimum stress protection in transit and your success in the garden, bareroot perennials are kept in the ground in our nurseries until fully dormant. In the Fall, these plants tend to arrive at the later end of the shipping window below.
We will pack and ship your order based on the following schedules. The type of product you order or the weather may affect the anticipated shipping schedule below. Based on the contents of your order we always strive to ship your order complete, and as early as possible in the planting season to allow for the best root development once planted.
Spring Shipping Schedule
Breck's Holland Direct ShipZones | Shipping Dates | Last Order Date |
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3A - 5A | 3/17/25 - 6/6/25 | 6/2/25 |
5B - 6A | 3/10/25 - 6/6/25 | 6/2/25 |
6B - 7A | 3/3/25 - 6/6/25 | 6/2/25 |
7B - 8A | 2/24/25 - 6/6/25 | 6/2/25 |
8B - 11B | 2/17/25 - 6/6/25 | 6/2/25 |
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Features
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Hardiness Zone
3-9
- Bloom Time
Midsummer (Jul)
- Height
18 inches
- Light
Partial Shade, Full Shade
- Ships As
Premium Root
- Plant In
Spring
- Container Gardening
- Attract Bees
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