Scientific Name:
Tricyrtis hirta
(incl. hybrids)
Pronunciation:
try-SUR-tiss HUR-tuh
Common Name:
Japanese toad lily
Family Name:
Liliaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, venation parallel, oval to oblong, clasping stem, hairy; flowers up to to 3cm wide, 6 tepals with purple spots.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may includeT. 'Blue Wonder', T. 'Golden Festival', and T. 'Taiwan Adbane'. Hybid cultivars shown may include T. Sinonome (T. hirta x T. formosana).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Violet, Purple
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Slugs or snails (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (BUG) BUG garden : cv. Taiwan Adbane
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : cv. Golden Festival, Blue Wonder