Name: H. 'Alligator Shoes'
Description: The broad leaf is a unique blue-green colour with a substantial creamy-white border and a tapered point that twists slightly. The immature leaf is smooth but as the plant matures the leaf develops a pebbling on the surface.
Size: Large 52"w x 24"h
Origin: H. 'Dorothy Benedict' x H. montana
Flowers: lavender
Added to garden: Spring 2008
Notes: Needs morning sun to develop well.
Registry link: http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... or%20Shoes
MyHostas Database link: http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Alligator+Shoes
Hosta Library: http://www.hostalibrary.org/a/alligator.html
When I purchased this plant, it was not described as large anywhere. That's been changed and mine quickly became larger than I anticipated. I moved it at the end of 2010 and took several divisions from it. I expect it to recoup those divisions very quickly. I like this one a lot.
Daily Hosta #1 - 'Alligator Shoes' - Add your pics
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Daily Hosta #1 - 'Alligator Shoes' - Add your pics
Ann
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Re: Daily Hosta #1 - 'Alligator Shoes' - Add your pics
A favorite of mine! I almost lost mine to voles or winter uglies or something. I moved a tiny little bit
of crown and a few roots, and now I have a decent sized plant again. It took a few years, but by next
spring I think it will be back to its former size. It's a commanding presence in the hosta garden. Nope,
no pictures. Lost my old file, and it hasn't been picture-worthy for a few years.
Linda P
of crown and a few roots, and now I have a decent sized plant again. It took a few years, but by next
spring I think it will be back to its former size. It's a commanding presence in the hosta garden. Nope,
no pictures. Lost my old file, and it hasn't been picture-worthy for a few years.
Linda P
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And frosts are slain and flowers begotten.....
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Latitude: 41° 51' 12.1572"
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And frosts are slain and flowers begotten.....
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Latitude: 41° 51' 12.1572"
My Hosta List
Re: Daily Hosta #1 - 'Alligator Shoes' - Add your pics
A 2012 picture.
Last edited by ViolaAnn on Sep 06, 2012 8:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Ann
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Re: Daily Hosta #1 - 'Alligator Shoes' - Add your pics
Mine just started to look like a real Alligator Shoes this year... 4 years after i moved it
It is good, just one of those really good hostas you need to have
It is good, just one of those really good hostas you need to have
Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.
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Re: Daily Hosta #1 - 'Alligator Shoes' - Add your pics
I divided mine in 2011 and sold off some divisions. It's still catching up to what it was - a lovely hosta even so.
Ann
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Re: Daily Hosta #1 - 'Alligator Shoes' - Add your pics
Here it is in 2014 - July 27.
Ann
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2015 - it's nearly 30" in diameter. This picture July 25. It survived well while we were away. Some of my plants were attacked by slugs.
Ann
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July 23, 2016 update.
Ann
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Re: Daily Hosta #1 - 'Alligator Shoes' - Add your pics
While some of my hostas suffered a bit in 2017, 'Alligator Shoes' thrived. July 27, 2017.
Ann
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