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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 24-36 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Ratty looking, brown foliage will result if plants don't get required shade and moisture
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: White with ruby-red speckles or dots
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division
Other: They are nodal rooters, so be sure that you have at least one node in root cuttings
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Toad Lily

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Location: Western Washington
Location: Western Washington

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Location: St Louis
Date: 2019-10-19
Location: St Louis
Date: 2019-10-19
Location: St Louis
Date: 2019-10-13
Location: Orlando Florida
Date: 2011-10-18
Tricyrtis 'Sinonome'
Location: St Louis
Date: 2019-10-13
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Location: Elizabethan Gardens, Dare County, North Carolina | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-12

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: Houston area
Date: 2012-10-28

Courtesy Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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