The common name of toad lily is rather unfortunate for such an attractive and unusual flower . The amphibious reference really refers to the blotches and marking on the flowers . The genus name is from the Greek for " three " and " convex " because the 3 out flower petal have tiny bags or swellings at the base .
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Description of toad lily : Plants have substitute , 6 - in leaves on arching , haired stems that are commonly 2 feet high . They carry single , creamy white heyday , often in bunch , which open to purple - spot petal and centre of attention resembling piece of chenille . They ordinarily bloom in late September or October . Toad lily repose of care : Moderately comfortable .
How to originate batrachian lily : Toad lilies need a moist , rich filth with a eminent humus capacity and partial shade , or the subject subtlety ascertain beneath Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . In higher elevation of Zone 5b where twilight frosts arrive early , the plants must be protected .
Propagating frog lily : By source or by division in spring .
Uses for toad lily : Toad lily should be planted where they are easy seen . The plants are especially worthful for the shade garden and are among the few that prime so late in the garden year .
Toad lily related mintage : Tricyrtis formosanahas flowers spot with mauve on a lighter background with yellow in the throat . T. latifoliais a summer bloomer with upright jaundiced prime in branched terminal clusters . ' Forbidden City ' has dark fore and the outer , triangular petals each marked with a chocolate - brown band across the middle . T. macrantha var . macranthopsisfeatures decumbent stems bearing loosely lance - anatomy , shiny pleated leaves and gorgeous inflated chicken doorbell borne in the leaf axils along the upper third of the root . intercrossed toadlilies : ' Kohaku ' bear open , vase - shaped white flowers , heavily spotted with rich purple , confront upward from the leaf axils on the upper half of the stems . ' Lemon and Lime ' has golden foliage edged with green on stems under 2 feet improbable . ' Lightning Strike ' has gold leaves edged in colored green and lavender , spotted . ' Shining Light ' has irregularly striped gold and gullible leaf with lavender flowers . ' Sinonome ' has white flowers spotted with racy reddish blue . ' Tojen ' has upright cyme of unspotted lavender - and - white flowers decorating stout stanch to 2 feet magniloquent .
Scientific name for toad lily : Tricyrtis hirta
