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The “drinking gourd” was the name for a hollow gourd that the slaves would use to collect water. However, in this song, it is also a code name for the Big Dipper—a constellation of stars that helped escaping slaves figure out which direction to travel.
Named 2014 Hosta of the Year by the American Hosta Growers Association, it grows slowly to 1.5 to 2 ft.
Follow the Drinking Gourd supposedly encodes escape instructions and a map. The drinking gourd refers to the hollowed out gourd used by slaves (and other rural Americans) as a water dipper. In this song, it serves as a code name for the Big Dipper.
In the early-to-mid 19th century, countless American slaves used the Big Dipper⁠—aka the Drinking Gourd⁠—as a guide to finding the North Star in the night sky, which led them to the northern (freed) states.
Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta should be planted in rich, organic soil. They are dormant during the winter, and will shrivel and collapse until the spring growing season. This Hosta is a shade lover, but can tolerate partial sun in colder climates. Hostas that receive excess sun are smaller in size.

Хоста Abiqua Drinking Gurd

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