Hosta 'Great Expectations' ~ Great Expectations Hosta size-4-cal Japanese Forest Grass is a

Japanese Forest Grass is a shade loving deciduous grass that forms dense cascading mounds of papery bright green foliage and turns coppery-orange in fall

is followed by large orange-red fruits in fall which lasts through winter

Hardy Ice Plant is a vigorous evergreen succulent that makes an excellent groundcover

Flowers: In the spring

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Hosta 'Great Expectations' ~ Great Expectations Hosta size-4-cal Japanese Forest Grass is aGreat Expectations Hosta is a compact shade loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage. The large puckered basal leaves have wide dark green margins and fern green streaks between the margins and the ever changing center, which emerges chartreuse than shifts to yellow, then cream, then white as the season progresses. Small bell like pale lavender flowers raise up in terminals from the tall spikes in mid summer attracting butterflies