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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12-24 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Ratty looking, brown foliage will result if plants don't get required shade and moisture
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: White/cream with purple markings
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division
Other: They are nodal rooters, so be sure that you have at least one node in root cuttings
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Empress Toad Lily
  • Toad Lily

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Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-10-03
Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-10-01
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universitaet Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13
Location: Iowa
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universitaet Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13
Location: Kamala, Hockley, Essex, UK.
Date: 2022-08-21
Location: East garden
Date: 2016-10-02
Location: Iowa
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2020-10-01
Empress Toad Lily (Tricyrtis 'Empress') .
Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Southern Pines, NC
Date: October 21, 2022
Empress Toadlily #129 nn;  LHB p. 214, 33-29-1, "Greek for 'three
Location: Scarborough, ON
Date: 2016-08-23
Opened today
Location: Scarborough, ON
Date: 2022-10-22
This has been blooming for at least a month now.
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universitaet Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universitaet Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13
Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-10-03
Location: East garden
Date: October

Date: 2013-10-07
Location: East garden
Date: September 2015
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Oct 15, 2012
Location: East garden
Date: October
Blooming very late this year
Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Southern Pines, NC
Date: October 21, 2022
Empress Toadlily #129 nn;  LHB p. 214, 33-29-1, "Greek for 'three
Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Southern Pines, NC
Date: October 21, 2022
Empress Toadlily #129 nn;  LHB p. 214, 33-29-1, "Greek for 'three
Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Southern Pines, NC
Date: October 21, 2022
Empress Toadlily #129 nn;  LHB p. 214, 33-29-1, "Greek for 'three
Location: East garden
Date: 2016-09-20

Date: 2013-10-07

Date: 2013-10-07

Date: 2013-10-07

Date: 2013-10-07

Date: 2013-10-07

Date: 2013-10-07
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2020-10-01
Empress Toad Lily (Tricyrtis 'Empress') .
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: September 2013

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