Tricyrtis hirta
Japanese Toad Lily
Tricyrtis has dark green foliage, and thick rather waxy-looking flowers that look rather like orchid flowers, and which can be star-shaped, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped. usually freckled, which gives them their name. Tricyrtis hirta - Japanese Toad Lily - is a clump-forming upright deciduous perennial with heavily purple-spotted, funnel-shaped white flowers in late Summer and Autumn
Contributed by @Tanya126
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Japanese Toad Lily
Latin name
Tricyrtis hirta
type
Bulb
family
Liliaceae
ph
6.1 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.75 M
Tricyrtis hirta
Tricyrtis has dark green foliage, and thick rather waxy-looking flowers that look rather like orchid flowers, and which can be star-shaped, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped. usually freckled, which gives them their name. Tricyrtis hirta - Japanese Toad Lily - is a clump-forming upright deciduous perennial with heavily purple-spotted, funnel-shaped white flowers in late Summer and Autumn
Propagating
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
Lilies can be propagated by removing and planting bulblets, scales or offsets in Autumn. For more details on how to plant lily bulbs check out @MikeTheGardener's video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/43ClflHR7vQ
Planting
From Early Autumn TO Early Spring
Bulbs are usually planted in Autumn, but can be sown until Spring. Bulbs that have been prepared for forcing can be sown in Summer. For more details on how to plant lily bulbs check out @MikeTheGardener's video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/43ClflHR7vQ
Flowering
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
The flowers of Japanese Toad Lily appear in late Summer into Autumn
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