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

5' tall stalks of stunning pink

die young life cycle than Helleborus x hybridus and Helleborus niger

Despite the flood of new introductions

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.