Tricyrtis hirta 'White Flame'

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Tricyrtis hirta 'White Flame'

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Kemper Code: Z340

Common Name: toad lily
Zone: 4 to 8
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Liliaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 1.5 to 2 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 1 foot
Bloom Time: August - September
Bloom Color: Light lavender with purple spots
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium to wet
Maintenance: Low

Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium to wet, well-drained soils in part to full shade. Prefers moist, organically rich, humusy, slightly acidic soils in part shade. Soil must not be allowed to dry out. Non-rhizomatous. May self-seed in optimum growing conditions.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Toad lilies are valued garden plants because of their unique flowers, ability to flower in shade and late summer to fall bloom time. 'White Flame' is best known for its variegated foliage. It is a vigorous, upright plant which grows 18-24" tall. Features small, lily-like, lavender flowers (1 inch long) with dark purple spotting. Each flower has six showy tepals (similar appearing sepals and petals). Flowers are arranged in branched clusters (cymes) primarily at the stem ends but also in the upper leaf axils. Clasping, broadly lance-shaped, shiny leaves (to 3-6" long) with parallel veins are dark green on the edges and creamy yellow in the center. Variegated foliage holds up well throughout the growing season.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems. Slugs are occasional visitors.

Uses:

Shaded areas of borders, woodland gardens or shade gardens. Best sited in areas where they can be observed at close range because the beauty and detail of the small flowers tends to get lost if plants can not be examined and appreciated close up.