A plant I fancy: Tricyrtis

I recovered, completely, from my funk last week.  I was a little under the weather on Sunday so I spent the whole day in bed with gardening books and looking at all of the Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day posts.  As a result, it's quite easy to come up with a list of plants I would like for my garden...in fact, the difficulty is deciding on just one to talk about.


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Scientific name: Tricyrtis

Common name(s): Toad Lily

Height x Width: 1'-3' x 1'-2'

Growth rate: Clumps gradually increase in size, may also self-seed

Hardiness: Zones 4-9
Soil: Prefers rich, moist soil

Light: Prefers partial shade

Bloom Time - Late summer through fall 



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Reasons I like it:

• grows well in shade
• provides late summer/early fall blooms
• supposedly deer resistant

Where would I put it?

• In the backyard, in a damp spot that will become a rain garden or anywhere between the understory and the lawn

 

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A lot of people have tricyrtis, or Toad Lily, blooming in their gardens right now.  Technically, I should have one as well.  I bought one at the William Paca House plant sale earlier in the year, but it seems like the deer ate it.  Between the chelone I posted about last week and the toad lily this week, I've got quite a few things planned for my non-existent rain garden.