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							  An H. 'Guacamole' tissue culture sport, this cultivar was registered by 
				Bob Solberg of Green Hill Farm  in North Carolina  in   1995. It 
				forms a mound 25 inches tall with a spread of 59 inches. The 
				leaves are ovate with a deeply 
				lobed base, moderately wavy 
							and 
				have a thin bloom on the underside. Fragrant, pale lavender 
				flowers bloom from mid-August into September.  
				
				The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
				Diana 
				Grenfell (2009) states: "Large, fragrant, near-white flowers are a bonus."  
			  
						An article about H. 'Fragrant Bouquet' by Warren I. Pollock in 
			The 
				Hosta Journal (1996 Vol. 27 No. 1) states that, "Three 
sports have been found by 
Bob Solberg...H. 'Guacamole' has glossy yellowy 
chartreuse leaves with a margin somewhat like the color of guacamole. Flowers 
are fragrant...Another sport is 'Fried Bananas'. It is not variegated. The 
leaves are  
						 shiny yellowy chartreuse. Flowers are fragrant. Solberg says 'Fried 
Bananas' is good with 'Guacamole'...The third is 'Fried Green Tomatoes'; it's 
another non-variegated sport having tomato-green foliage. The leaves are frosted 
in spring and very shiny in summer. Flowers are fragrant also...All three are 
fast growers. They do best given some direct sun."  
						An article  by C.H. Falstad about the stability of colors in hosta leaves in 
			The 
				Hosta Journal (2006 Vol. 37 No. 1) says, "However, in a 
variegated plant, when the cells don't stay in place, the leaves can end up all 
one color, as when 'Guacamole'...goes back to 'Fried Green Tomatoes'...In rare 
instances, a complete pattern reversal can occur, as with 'Flame Stitch'...from 
H. ventricosa   'Aureomarginata'...and 'Eskimo 
Pie'...from 'Northern Exposure'..."  
				In an article in
						
						The 
				Hosta Journal (2016 Vol. 47 No 2), the author 
				described this plant's flowers as having a "Strong" fragrance 
				compared to other hostas.  
				 
   
				 
  
  
  
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