Add bold texture and unique form to your shade garden with Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta, a highly sought-after variety prized for its deeply cupped dark blue-green leaves and heavy corrugated texture. The thick seersuckered foliage forms dramatic cup-shaped leaves reaching up to 3 inches deep, creating a sculptural appearance that stands out beautifully in woodland gardens, hosta collections, shaded borders, and patio containers.

Its substantial leaf texture not only adds exceptional visual interest but also provides strong slug resistance, making it an easy-care favorite among gardeners. In early summer, elegant white flowers rise above the foliage on tall scapes, adding soft seasonal contrast to the lush mound of blue-green leaves. These healthy starter plants are shipped bare-root and are ready for planting upon arrival.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta
✔️ Bare-root starter plant
✔️ Deeply cupped blue-green foliage variety
✔️ Slug resistant perennial shade plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta
• Botanical Name: Hosta ‘Abiqua Drinking Gourd’
• Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
• Growth Stage: Bare-root starter plant
• Sun Requirements: Shade to partial shade
• Soil: Rich, moist, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; prefers evenly moist soil
• Mature Height: Approximately 18 inches
• Mature Width: Approximately 36 inches
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 3–9
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip: Plant in partial to full shade with consistent moisture to maintain the beautiful blue-green foliage color and strong leaf texture. Mulching helps retain moisture and keep roots cool during warmer months.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.