Tricyrtis hirta 'Miyazaki Hybrids' - TOAD LILY 'MIYAZAKI'

Non-spreading toad lily with gracefully arching stems. Vigorous, with great floral display, disease resistant and hardy.

Winner of Toad Lily Evaluation in Chicago Botanic Garden trials, gaining 5 of 5 possible stars.

2-2.5' tall x 1-2' wide, this species stays in clumps and doesn't spread. As other toad lilies it's slow to emerge in the spring. Blooms in August to September.

Flowers are white, spotted with light purple dots, each flower is 1-1.5'" wide. Hairy stems (hirta = hairy).

Seed strain that can be slightly variable and can seed a bit in optimum conditions.

Half shade to full shade (part sun with constant moisture), average soil amended with some humus (organic matter, leaf compost) with average moisture (medium) to slightly moist. Plants are pretty adaptable to soil types.

Neutral, slightly acidic soils.

Suitable for zones 4 to 8.

Deer and rabbit resistant, black walnut tolerant. Pollinator friendly plant.

For woodland gardens, shade or half shade gardens, close to water features in the shade, along the shade path. Combine with Aconitum, Actaea (Cimicifuga), Brunnera, Chrysogonum, Epimedium, Hosta, Helleborus, Iris cristata, Phlox stolonifera, Phlox divaricata, Primula, Polygonatum, Uvularia,... with ferns and spring ephemerals (Claytonia, Jeffersonia, Mertensia, Sanguinaria, Trillium)...or grasses like Carex, Calamagrostis brachytricha, Deschampsia caespitosa, Hakonechloa.

Great cut flower.

Pot size : square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot

Picture copyright : Mark Dwyer, Landscape Prescription