Common names of Toad Lilies please
Hello folks - It sure would be great if you pros could include the common
names of plants when you talk about them in your post. I had a heck of a
time finding the Toad Lily on the net. Thank you so much for your
consideration.
Cajun in New Orleans (still working on my shade garden)
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So heres some more Toad Lilies =
Tricyrtis 'Angel's Halo'
Toad Lily
Lovely orchid-like flowers, are produced late in the season. Dark green
attractive foliage.Toad lilies grow well in part to full shade. 'Angels
Halo' produces many white flowers with golden throat surrounded by purple
halo.24" tall.Fall.
Tricyrtis 'Togen'
Toad Lily
A vigorous hybrid toad lily. Bold dark green foliage. Lavender purple
blooms fade to white in the center. Fall bloom. Fantastic in the shade
garden.
Tricyrtis hirta 'Miyozaki Hybrids'
Toad Lily
White orchid-like flowers spotted with purple and black. Blooms in
Sept-Oct. Hardy and beautiful in the shade mixed with ferns, pulmonarias,
hostas, tiarellas and purple colored heucheras.
Tricyrtis hirta 'Moonlight'
Toad Lily
This toad lily has green-gold foliage with white orchid-like flowers and
purple spots. The lighter foliage is a nice contrast with other shade
plants. Sept-Oct. bloom. 24" tall.
Tricyrtis hirta 'Variegata'
Toad Lily
The foliage on this toad lily has a narrow creamy white margin on the
leaves. White orchid-like flowers with purple spots in the fall, for shade
or part shade.
Tricyrtis maculata (T.pilosa)
Toad Lily
This is a seed grown variety. Flowers are violet with purple spots. Fall
bloom. Attractive foliage all season. For shade or part shade. Nice with
other shade loving perennials.
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> --- Kay Dye <Kdye1@AOL.COM> wrote:
> > Cindy,
> > In my experience with tricyrtis some are rapid
> > growers and some are not. It
> > depends on the specie. My T. togen is a gigantic 4'
> > shrub. It is gorgeous
> > and has been blooming for a couple weeks. It's
> > earlier than some, which I
> > really like. I have T. bakeri which is a healthy
> > grower (but not rampant by
> > any means) in a good soil. T. stolinifera has taken
> > quite a few years to
> > form a sizeable clump. T. hirta varieg. is average
> > in growth speed for me.
> > T. hirta 'White Towers' is the same. I live in
> > Central Illinois, if that
> > helps.
> > Kay Dye, Edelstein, IL Zone 5
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 9/16/99 12:38:00 AM Central
> > Daylight Time,
> > Cidjohnson@AOL.COM writes:
> >
> > << By the way, are Toadlilies suppose to be
> > spreaders too? I only have 2 kinds
> > and they are not going gangbusters yet (and they
> > are not under the maples
> > either)
> >
> > Cindy Johnson
> > >>
> >
>
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