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Plantain Lily Great Expectations in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Hosta 'Great Expectations'

 

Plantain Lily 'Great Expectations'

Hostas are popular perennials for shady areas. Grown for their architectural qualities and sumptuous foliage topped with lily-like blooms. The flowers appear in mid-summer. Hostas go completely dormant in the autumn, and the dying foliage can be removed any time before mid-spring. Easily divided in either spring or autumn. 'Great Expectations' is a picturesque plant, grown for the interesting texture of its blue-grey leaves and tall heads of drooping flowers which are displayed in summer.

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plant Features
  • Plantain Lily Great Expectations likes partial shade to deep shade

    Partial shade to deep shade

  • Plantain Lily Great Expectations likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

  • Plantain Lily Great Expectations is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Plantain Lily Great Expectations likes moist and rich

    Moist and rich

 
plant information

Common name

Plantain Lily 'Great Expectations'

Latin name

Hosta 'Great Expectations'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Asparagaceae

ph

6.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Plantain Lily Great Expectations likes partial shade to deep shade

    Partial shade to deep shade

  • Frost

    Plantain Lily Great Expectations is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Plantain Lily Great Expectations likes moist and rich

    Moist and rich

  • Water

    Plantain Lily Great Expectations likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Plantain Lily Great Expectations is 0.75meters x 0.55meters 0.75 M 0.55 M

Hosta 'Great Expectations'

Hostas are popular perennials for shady areas. Grown for their architectural qualities and sumptuous foliage topped with lily-like blooms. The flowers appear in mid-summer. Hostas go completely dormant in the autumn, and the dying foliage can be removed any time before mid-spring. Easily divided in either spring or autumn. 'Great Expectations' is a picturesque plant, grown for the interesting texture of its blue-grey leaves and tall heads of drooping flowers which are displayed in summer.


Flowering

From Late Spring TO Late Summer

Hosta foliage begins to appear late in the spring and then continues throughout the summer. Hosta will produce long stemmed flowers in early to mid summer.

 

Planting Outdoors spring

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant out container grown plants in full sun but do better in partial shade, they prefer well drained but moist soil.

 

Planting Outdoors autumn

From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn

Plant out container grown plants in full sun but do better in partial shade, they prefer well drained but moist soil.

 
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