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Hostas are one of the most immediately familiar foliage plants out there, for their hefty green leaves. Given time, these three showy varieties of Hosta will produce ground cover that smother pesky weeds ? not only are they beautiful, they?re practical and will keep your garden healthy and free of nutrient sucking weeds! Perfect in containers dotted or grouped together in your patio or decking space, but equally at home filling out large garden borders with lucious green, they will thrive in lightly shaded areas. Hosta 'Giant Leaved Mix' comprises: 2 x Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans ? Green foliage with a blue tinge, ideal for shaded garden borders in cottage planting schemes. Height: 100cm (39). Spread: 120cm 2 x Hosta 'Frances Williams' ? ?Frances Williams? shows off classically blue-green foliage with golden edged and crinkled leaves that add texture to borders. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 75cm (29). 2 x Hosta ?Olive Bailey Langdon? ? Produces corrugated blue-green foliage that is large yet particularly resistant to sun scorch. Beautifully edged with yellow-gold colour. Height: 75cm (29). Spread: 120cm (48).