Hosta Alligator Shoes Ruscus Erythrina x bidwillii emerges from

Erythrina x bidwillii emerges from the ground in late spring to form a 6' tall x 8' wide mound of arching stalks adorned with giant

and the late Lynn Lowery near Horsetail Falls

they are often seen in very deep shade

5' tall stalks of stunning pink

Hosta Alligator Shoes Ruscus Erythrina x bidwillii emerges fromThis hard to find 1991 Handy Hatfield introduction of a Herb Benedict hybrid (H. 'Dorothy Benedict' x H. montana) makes a nice 3' clump of heavily pebbled alligator textured leaves of blue green with a wide creamy edge. This distinctive clump of wide but sharply tapered leaves is topped in midsummer with medium lavender flowers.