Tricyrtis hirta Miyazaki Hybrids '' toadlily from North Creek Nurseries

Tricyrtis hirta Miyazaki Hybrids

Common: toadlily

Tricyrtis hirta 'Miyazaki Hybrids' - 50 per flat

  • Height: 18"-24"
  • Spread: 18"-24"
  • Spacing: 24"
  • Hardiness Zone(s): 5-8

Plant Details

Growing under 2' tall, Tricyrtis hirta Miyazaki Hybrids bear purple-speckled flowers along gently arched stems—with more gently arching stems than the straight species and a clumping nature unlike other rhizomatous toadlilies on the market. Miyazaki Hybrids are best showcased along a pathway or near a seating area in the garden, as their unique flowers are certain to draw attention. A wonderful addition to the fall shade garden.


Characteristics & Attributes

Exposure

  • Full Shade
  • Part Sun

Soil Moisture Needs

  • Moist
  • Average

Green Infrastructure

  • Woodland

Plug Type

  • Horticultural Plug

Attributes

  • Cut Flower

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Fall

Propagation Type

  • Seed cultivar

Care & Maintenance

This exotic perennial prefers moist to wet, well-drained, slightly acidic soils in partial shade. Do not let soil dry out. Propagate by seed or division. Best used as a border perennial, in shade or naturalized gardens.

Interesting Notes

Its style (as in a plant's sexual parts) looks like a giraffe's neck, its anthers look like the eyes on a slug, its stamens arch like showerheads, and its six differently shaded petals (actually tepals) alternate like men and women at a dinner table. This whole surrealistic fantasy stands on three pairs of green rubber boots (swollen spurs that are part of the petals), which, kicked three times, reveal the source of the plant's Latin name: tri, meaning three, and kyrtos, meaning humped. Ketzel Levine

Common name either from spotted flowers resembling toads, or to use in Phillipines by native tribes to run on hands as a frog attractant before collecting frogs; genus name from Greek words for three and convex, referring to shape of 3 outer tepals. Perry's Perennial Pages