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Tricyrtis macranthopsis

Also Known As

Tricyrtis macrantha ssp. macranthopsis
Tricyrtis macrantha var. macranthopsis
Toad Lily

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 12"-18"
W: 12"-18"

planting zones

6a-9b

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Tricyrtis macranthopsis plant details

Tricyrtis macranthopsis is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer yellow flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Grows well with sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Tricyrtis macranthopsis

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: liliaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN - 18 IN - wide, 12 IN - 18 IN - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in fall and summer
Uses: clumping, hanging basket, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Tricyrtis macranthopsis

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This, to us, is the gateway toadlily, an intriguing herbaceous perennial that turned us on to so many others worthy of growing. To 18?? tall with weeping foliage of shiny bright green and, beginning in mid summer, large, 1?? yellow flowers, bell-shaped and sometimes with minute polka dots or raspberry spreckles. A must- have in the garden for the scale and colors, the flowers sometimes continuing into December. Slower than some other species, but well worth it. Enjoys summer moisture, rich soil, and, for us, dappled late afternoon shade to avoid leaf burn. Frost hardy in USDA zone 6.

By: Cistus Nursery

A trailing species with long tubular yellow flowers speckled on the interior with burgundy, best appreciated trailing down from a high rock wall where you can gaze upward into the interior of the flowers or even in a hanging basket. We normally disdain baskets but could easily make this an exception. - Bob

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Blooms: late summer, yellow w/brown spotted, bell shaped Zone 7-9. 1'-2', Japan, part shade-shade, moist, well drained soil.

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

Fabulous Toad Lily with long arching almost hanging stems which have large broadly tubular rich yellow flowers sprinkled with red spotting in the interior. Yea verily. Perfect in a semi-shaded moist situation where it can spill, arch and hang.

By: Far Reaches Farm

Very limited. This toad lily will form an arching perennial for the woodland garden. The foliage is lovely, let alone the beautiful flowers in late August-September.