Tricyrtis

I have noticed a lack of mention of Tricyrtis on this site.
They're great for shady moist spots or in pots.

This is my wee collection that flowered this year.............

T.formosana was my first. This is truly hardy. It's my tallest one standing about 60cm high.


The next to are T.formosana hybrids; "Taiwan Adbane"..............


.........and "Harlequin"................


Neither are fully hardy in a winter like the last and need the protection of a cold frame.
The same applies to T.hirta................


It's a low growing plant, and the flowers can sometimes be hidden away.........


The T.hirta variety "Lightning Strike" is a little bolder with its near white blooms...........


Next year should see my seed grown plants flowering to increase my collection, including a couple of yellow forms.

The root runners of Tricyrtis are easily divided to increase your stock or provide back up plants.

Anyone else growing Tricyrtis?

 

Hi Very nice are they called Japanese Toad lily as well ???

Spruce

 

Hi Longk - I have only the 'formosona type but it's a very useful 'shade' lover and sits against a north facing wall seemingly quite at home. Not heard/seen the hybrids which you show which are very interesting - are they spreaders like the one I have?

 

bonjour LONGK
i have some too
your photo are great especially taiwan adbane

 

Spruce - they are also called Toad Lily, and I'm sure that the Japanese bit would be right too.

Barnaby - they certainly fill my pots up quickly and are easily divided!

Thank you Cistus81 - any photos?

 

What lovely photos Longk. I also love Tricyrtis. I help with a garden where we drained a large pond, (it was in too much tree shade and was leaking) The bog garden we planted up in place of the pond, using the pond liner with a few perforations, is home to several toad lillies. Love 'em!

 

Thank you trg (Julie)!

Which ones do you find hardy up there?

 

Well, to be honest, none last year!! The garden is in the vale of York and the prolongued big freeze ended up doing them all in. We thought the T. hirta did seem to have survived, it was a surprise to see the new shoots showing (if a little later than usual) then the whole lot were eaten by slugs and the plants decided enough was enopugh and didn'y try again!
Usually, because there is some tree cover and I mulch the bed with straw in the autumn, the plants have all survived the last 6 years...even the winter before last which was very cold too. T hirta, T latifolia varieties. The T. formosana did struggle to establish for a year or two but were then doing fine till last year! I'm hoping the new plants will have a few years of more usual winters before another like last year.

 

Julie - I'm cosetting mine this year so that I'll have large enough plants to split next year. I think that I'll continue to do this with back-up plants in future years anyway...........

 

Hi,

I have a collection of 20 different Tricyrtis and Im busy propagating my new aquasitions. There seems to be a distinct lack of nurseries in Norfolk which stock these and those that do dont have a good range. Can you reccomend any good nurseries that supply them mail order? I have brought most of mine mail order with mixed quality, the best I have found so far is World End Nurseries. Mid range price but really good quality plants. Worst I have tried is Gardens4you, for the price they charged, I was not expecting bare root rhizomes and small ones at that! Crug farm have the best selection but their postage costs are high so you need a good sized order for it to be worthwhile.

I will post a list of the ones I have later, would you be interested in arranging swaps any time in the future?

 

I would certainly be interested in swaps!

Look forward to seeing your collection.

 

Hi

I have listed below the ones that I have however the only ones at this time I would be comfortable swapping are 'Blue Wonder' and 'Lightening Strike' but if there is something specific you would like, I can see if I could seperate a rhizome.. If your interested in swapping, let me know what you have to offer and we can arrange a mutual swap. I dont think postage would be excessive if we just send each other a bare root rhizome.

TRICYTRIS OHSMUNIENSIS
TRICYTRIS ishiiana v. surugensis
TRICYTRIS Formosana
TRICYTRIS Hirta Kohaku
TRICYTRIS Latifolia Hototogisu
TRICYTRIS Lasiocarpa
TRICYTRIS ‘Tapei Silk’
TRICYTRIS ‘Tojen’
TRICYTRIS ‘White Tower’
TRICYTRIS ’Moonlight’
TRICYTRIS ‘Lightening Strike’
TRICYTRIS ‘Blue Wonder’
Tricyrtis hirta 'Miyazaki'
Tricyrtis 'Lemon Lime'
Tricyrtis macropoda
Tricyrtis 'Empress'
Tricyrtis 'Harlequin'
Tricyrtis 'Pink Freckles'
Tricyrtis formosana ‘Shelley's’
Tricyrtis macrantha subsp. macranthopsis

 

Blue wonder looks interesting.............

Mine took a bit of a kicking over the winter, so the only one that I have that could offer up a decent slice is Taiwan Adbane..............


However, I also have some seeds left for the (supposedly) yellow form of T.latifolia which I can also toss in too. At a guess, 15 to 20 seeds - you're welcome to them without any swap.

Have you germinated T.macrantha? So far it has been six months with no joy. I know that Tricyrtis are slow and erratic, but I was just wondering.

 

I would love a slice of Taiwan Abdane, I will send you my address details on a direct message if you want to respond with yours. I have just split my clump of 'Blue Wonder' so it would be 1 rhizome.

I would appreicate the seed, I have not attempted to grow any from seed so far althoug I am intending to attempt to cross some this year.

 

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