Latin Name:
Hosta 'Great Expectations'

Common Name:
Plantain Lily

Description:
Perennial Flower ~Part Shade to Shade ~ 29" x 58" ~ summer ~ near-white flowers with a pale lavender mid-petal stripe on 19" scapes ~ leaves have a blue-green margin and a center that is chartreuse in May and becoming a creamy white by late June ~ leaves are heavily corrugated ~ slug resistant ~ does not develop 'spring burn' ~ a slow grower ~  ATTRACTS HUMMINGBIRDS ~ walnut resistant ~ a moisture lover, but still drought tolerant 

Optimal Care:
Seed heads may be removed to improve appearance.  However, the seeds do provide food for birds and may be left.  Cut foliage to ground after killing frost or in the early spring.

Zone 3