Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Tricyrtis macropoda
Family: (Liliaceae)
(P) to 3. Japanese Toad Lily, Yama-hototogisu. Japan. Shining, deeply veined, dark, heart-shaped leaves on erect, arching stems that branch into loose terminal and axillary clusters of upward pointing, orchid-like buds and flowers. Flowers are creamy white with sparse dark mauve and purple spots with stamens and stigma that protrude far above the six splayed petals. Blooms a good few weeks earlier than Tricyrtis formosana, in late August. Moist soil. Sun/partial shade. 3 & 6
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