{"id":10457,"date":"2018-09-25T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=10457"},"modified":"2018-09-24T19:41:46","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T23:41:46","slug":"toadlilies-for-the-autumn-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2018\/09\/25\/toadlilies-for-the-autumn-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Toadlilies In The Autumn Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toadlilies -fall flowering<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tricyrtis \u2018Sinonome\u2019<\/p><\/div>\n

Toadlilies (Tricyrtis spp.<\/em>) are late season flowering perennials in the shade garden. Most perennials have finished blooming as their flower buds are forming. They’re native to moist woodsy environs of India, China and Japan and are Botanical members of the lily (Lilaceae) family (USDA hardiness zones 4-9). When properly sited, toadlilies are long-lived and require little care.<\/p>\n

The plant name – \u201ctoad lily\u201d – refers to the speckled flower colors.\u00a0Flowers\u00a0are borne in the axils of the leaves. Depending on species, plants grow 1 \u00bd to 3 feet high. Funnel shaped orchid-like flowers come in an array of spotted colors and are either\u00a0star or bell shaped.<\/p>\n

Toadlilies prefer part to full shade, and moist compost-rich garden soil. Under ideal conditions plants need little or no fertilizing. Plants should be protected from the wind particularly in hotter areas of the U.S. Otherwise, feed plants lightly\u00a0once or twice during the summer with water soluble fertilizers such as Miracle-Gro\u2122, Jack\u2019s\u2122, or Nature\u2019s Source\u2122. \u00a0Mulching keeps the soil moist and suppresses weeds. Divide roots of the toadlilies in early spring and space new plants 18-24 inches apart.<\/p>\n

Toadlilies\u00a0live mostly untroubled by disease or pests. Anthracnose leaf spotting may pop up in wet summers. If so, clean up all leaf debris and discard in late winter. Deer may or not eat toad lilies? Rabbits\u00a0can also be troublesome. Varieties with hairy foliage tend to repel critters.<\/p>\n

Two species of toad lilies,\u00a0T. hirta\u00a0<\/em>and T. formosana<\/em>\u00a0are currently most popular, Two species of toad lilies,\u00a0T. hirta\u00a0<\/em>and T. formosana<\/em>\u00a0are currently most popular; they produce\u00a0abundant purple-and-white blooms on 36 \u2013 40 inch stems.\u00a0<\/em>Many new hybrid\u00a0forms are finding their way into garden centers.\u00a0<\/em>\u2018Miyazaki\u2019 hybrids are\u00a0known for their superior flowering, vigorous growth, hardiness, and disease resistance. T. hirta<\/em> \u2018Miyazaki Gold\u2019 has gold-edged green leaves and ‘Moonlight’ has entirely golden leaves.\u00a0T. macropoda<\/em> \u2018Sinonome\u2019 and \u2018Tojen\u2019 has dark green foliage and lavender and\u00a0white flowers;<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>‘Lightning Strike’\u00a0displays green and\u00a0gold leaves and\u00a0speckled flowers on arching stems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Toadlilies (Tricyrtis spp.) are late season flowering perennials in the shade garden. Most perennials have finished blooming as their flower buds are forming. They’re native to moist woodsy environs of India, China and Japan and are Botanical members of the lily (Lilaceae) family (USDA hardiness zones 4-9). When properly sited, toadlilies are long-lived and require […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[707,1319,1037,674,665,853,551,625,202,1060,812,990,601,729,933,1210,630,646,793,113,1222,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10457"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10457"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11000,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10457\/revisions\/11000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}