Hosta 'Alligator Shoes'

Streaks of corrugation in the leaves give this plant its name. Dr. Ralph (Herb) Benedict and Handy Hatfield originated this non-registered cultivar. It was the result of a cross of H. 'Dorothy Benedict' x Hosta montana and was introduced in 1996.

It grows about 13 inches high and 30 inches wide although these dimension may vary significantly from plant to plant. Pale lavender flowers on 30 inch scapes are borne in July.

These 2010 photos come from the Ralph (Herb) and Dorothy Benedict Hosta Hillside, tours and vendors at the 2010 American Hosta Society National Convention in Minnesota, Wade and Gatton Nursery and Arboretum, Toledo Botanical Garden and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

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