Hosta ‘Great Expectations’

‘Great Expectations’ is an extremely beautiful Hosta and among the best of the blue and gold variegated cultivars.

‘Great Expectations’ is an extremely beautiful Hosta and among the best of the blue and gold variegated cultivars. It is a sport of H. sieboldiana ‘Elegans’ emerging with a bright gold centre which can lighten to creamy gold surrounded by a dramatic, wide blue-green edge. The medium-sized clump sports near-white flowers in early summer. Provide morning sun or very open shade for best growth. Avoid full shade.

Common Name:  Plantain Lily

Family:  Liliaceae (The Lily Family)

Zone Hardiness:  3-9

Light:  Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Shade

Height:  12-24"

Width:  2-3'

Primary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

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Foliage Colour:  Variegated - Gold

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

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Soil Moisture:  Average, Moist

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Fragrance:  No

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Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

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