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'''''Tricyrtis''''' is a [[genus (biology)|genus]] of the [[botany|botanical]] [[family (biology)|family]] [[Liliaceae]], known in English as Toad lilies. Its native range is from the Himalayas to eastern Asia, including China,<ref name="china">{{cite web | work = Flora of China | url = http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=133597 | title = Tricyrtis Wallich }}</ref> Japan,<ref>{{citation | url = http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/86/2/287 | doi = 10.2307/2656945 | title = The Effect of Geographic Range and Dichogamy on Genetic Variability and Population Genetic Structure in Tricyrtis Section Flavae (Liliaceae) | year = 1999 | author = Maki, Masayuki | journal = American Journal of Botany | volume = 86 | pages = 287 }}</ref> [[Philippines]] and [[Formosa]].<ref name=George2002>{{Citation| last = George Schmid | first =  W.| year = 2002| title = An encyclopedia of shade perennials| pages = 312| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=oKVsZdgB-QEC&pg=RA1-PA312&dq=Tricyrtis+are+native+from&ei=5OB9SdeFLYnIMuia6bIE&client=firefox-a#PRA1-PA312,M1| isbn = 0881925497| publisher = Timber Press| location = Portland, Or.}}</ref>
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They are perennial [[herbaceous plant]]s that grow naturally at the edge of forests.  Toad Lilies bloom in the fall. They are hardy enough to handle the sudden changes of Midwest(US) winters from mild to blustery cold.<ref>Cox, Jeff (1998 by Rodale Press) Perennial All-Stars: The 150 Best Perennials for Great-Looking, Trouble-Free Gardens, pg. 305 </ref>
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Tricyrtis hirta, Hook. (T. japonica, Miq.). St. 1-3 ft. high, everywhere clad with soft whitish spreading hairs: fls. 6-15, racemose or subcorymbose, whitish, the outer segms. covered with rather large purple spots. Widespread in the woods of Japan. Var. nigra, Hort. (T. nigra, Hort.), has black instead of purple spots. A form with variegated lvs. was once offered in this country.
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Tricyrtis hirta, Hook. (T. japonica, Miq.). Fig. 3841. St. 1-3 ft. high, everywhere clad with soft whitish spreading hairs: fls. 6-15, racemose or subcorymbose, whitish, the outer segms. covered with rather large purple spots. Widespread in the woods of Japan. B.M. 5355. Gn. 30, p. 431; 49:290. V. 12:204. Var. nigra, Hort. (T. nigra, Hort.), has black instead of purple spots. Gn. 49:290. A form with variegated lvs. was once offered in this country.
 
 
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Revision as of 15:49, 3 January 2010


Tricyrtis hirta - blossom top (aka).jpg


Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: ⇕ 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Poisonous: ☠ all parts
Bloom: ❀ late summer, early fall, mid fall
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ part-sun, shade
Water: ◍ moist
USDA Zones: 5 to 9
Flower features: ❀ purple, white
Scientific Names

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Tricyrtis >

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Tricyrtis is a genus of the botanical family Liliaceae, known in English as Toad lilies. Its native range is from the Himalayas to eastern Asia, including China,[1] Japan,[2] Philippines and Formosa.[3]

They are perennial herbaceous plants that grow naturally at the edge of forests. Toad Lilies bloom in the fall. They are hardy enough to handle the sudden changes of Midwest(US) winters from mild to blustery cold.[4]


Read about Hairy Toad Lily in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Tricyrtis hirta, Hook. (T. japonica, Miq.). St. 1-3 ft. high, everywhere clad with soft whitish spreading hairs: fls. 6-15, racemose or subcorymbose, whitish, the outer segms. covered with rather large purple spots. Widespread in the woods of Japan. Var. nigra, Hort. (T. nigra, Hort.), has black instead of purple spots. A form with variegated lvs. was once offered in this country. CH


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Cultivation

They prefer shade or part shade and rich, moist soil.

Propagation

By division or seed. Sow seed indoors before last frost

Pests and diseases

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Species

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References

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  1. ↑ "Tricyrtis Wallich". Flora of China.
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  4. ↑ Cox, Jeff (1998 by Rodale Press) Perennial All-Stars: The 150 Best Perennials for Great-Looking, Trouble-Free Gardens, pg. 305
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