Hosta "Abiqua Drinking Gourd" review
Abiqua Drinking Gourd is always one of the first Hostas people notice in our gardens. Abiqua Drinking Gourd stands out in any garden with its powder blue, oval, cupped leaves and its large upright growth pattern. Plants have a moderate growth rate, but at maturity it reaches up to 2 feet. in height with a spread of 3 feet. Tubular shaped white flowers begin to appear around mid July.
Hosta "Abiqua Drinking Gourd" information:
| Size Category | medium - large |
| Hosta height x width | 60x115 cm (24x45 in.) inches |
| Leaf length x width | 25x25 cm (10x10 in.) inches |
| Vein pairs | 15-16 |
| Leaf color | |
| Variegation | |
| Leaf type | thick, round, very cupped, very corrugated |
| Petiole | thick, round, very cupped, very corrugated |
| Scape | |
| Scape height | 75 cm (30 in.) |
| Flower | near white |
| Fragrant | |
| Flower length | |
| Flowering period | June - July |
| Fertile | yes |
| Pod | |
| Ploidy | |
| Patents | |
| Sports | 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd streaked' sport/os 'Blueberry a la Mode' sport/bw 'Great Balls of Fire' sport/os 'Kiwi Green Gourd' sport/gg 'Kiwi Silver Cup' sport/ |
| Progeny | 'Blue Genes' = 'High Kicker' x PP 'Blue Moonlight Cup' = PP x 'Empress Wu' 'Blue Talon' seedling 'Blueberry Waffles' = 'Spilt Milk' x PP 'Cup of Joy' seedling 'Dixie Cups' = 'Korean Snow' x PP 'Giantland Sunny Mouse Ears' = 'Blue Mouse Ears' x PP 'Giantland Symmetry' = 'Silver Mine' x PP 'Old Smoky' = 'Maekawa' x PP 'Steely Dan' = 'Korean Snow' x PP |
