Heck, Don, what's another hosta more or less among friends? Go for it. But I was listening to your reason to make another choice. if they HAD been alike....my candidate for one that would also be different from Blue Angel. And that is Clear Fork River Valley. It is far removed from the sophisticated graces of Blue Angel, with its orderly tailored look. It is rough, Rambo with a three day beard, fast growing, apparently slug proof, a rather roundish leaf instead of the pair of blue angel wings. If you check the Hosta Library, the color of mine is like the 3d picture from the top, decidedly a blue tint. Nothing smooth about it. Crinkled up as much as broccoli! And mine is entering its 2nd year here in this picture. So. yeah, if Blue Umbrellas had been just like Blue Angel, ........ So....why not get Clear Fork River Valley too? Have all three. You know what they say about good things coming in threes....

I have them both. Blue Angel grows faster, but I think Blue Mammoth is lovelier. It's bigger, more rugose, and the leaves are rounder. I think Mammoth is more of a powder blue while Blue Angel is more of a blue green, at least in my garden. Those are all traits I like very much. But they are both beautiful and either will make you happy, I'm sure. Lainey

My Earth Angel has been growing veeeery sloooowly, so I've barely looked at it this season. Well, i looked at it today, and found two solid-colored gold eyes growing on it. I hope it's a sport. I'm sure it's happened to someone's, somewhere, but not aware of it for a fact. No known progeny listed in the Hosta Library. Could be interesting, if only for my garden. Don B.

GA tends to darken over the season ... MY GUESS .... TCer is making GAs ... and a certain per cent come out BA ... a reversion .. and they grow them on.. and sell them wholesale ... but just a guess ... you should probably remove the GA from the blues.. or it might disappear during dormancy ... ken