Daily Hosta #1 - 'Alligator Shoes' - Add your pics

[ViolaAnn]

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.

'Alligator Shoes' - July 29

'Alligator Shoes' bloom - Aug. 9

[Linda P]

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

[ViolaAnn]

A 2012 picture.

leaf, June 19, 2012

Another leaf, June 19, 2012

[thy]

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

[ViolaAnn]

I divided mine in 2011 and sold off some divisions. It's still catching up to what it was - a lovely hosta even so.

[ViolaAnn]

Here it is in 2014 - July 27.

[ViolaAnn]

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.

[ViolaAnn]

July 23, 2016 update.

[ViolaAnn]

While some of my hostas suffered a bit in 2017, 'Alligator Shoes' thrived. July 27, 2017.