Hosta 'Guacamole' is a bold, tropical-looking perennial prized for its large, glossy foliage and fragrant summer blooms. Its broad apple-green leaves feature dark green margins, creating a glowing “guacamole” effect that brightens shady garden spaces. In mid to late summer, tall flowers rise above the foliage with pale lavender to nearly white trumpet-shaped flowers that release a sweet fragrance, especially in the evening.
This vigorous hosta forms a lush mound approximately 18–24 inches tall and 36–48 inches wide, making it an excellent choice for shade gardens, woodland borders, foundation plantings, and containers. It thrives in part shade to full shade with rich, consistently moist, well-drained soil. Hardy in USDA Zones 3–9, ‘Guacamole’ is known for its heat tolerance and impressive landscape presence.
Key Features:
- Large chartreuse-green leaves with dark green edging
- Fragrant lavender-white flowers in summer
- Excellent for shade gardens and mass plantings
- Attracts pollinators like hummingbirds
