General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 24 inches
Leaves: Other: Ratty looking, brown foliage will result if plants don't get required shade and moisture
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Multi-Color: Orchid, lavender and white
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Tolerates dry shade
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds
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
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Toad Lily
  • Arctic Orchid
Also sold as:
  • Tōgen
  • Tojen

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Location: Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2007-09-08
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-08-25
Location: Northern Illinois (Zone 5a)
Date: 2013-09-01
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-08-09
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2010-09-04
In the plant sales area
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2010-09-04
In the plant sales area
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-08-15
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-08-09

Courtesy Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: Late Summer
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Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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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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Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 31, 2012 11:48 AM concerning plant:
    A robust Japanese hybrid with very large foliage, nearly three times as large as most of the other Tricyrtis species. Foliage remains good looking all summer.

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