General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 12-18 inches - branches arch so rarely stand above 18''
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 with purple spots
Flower Time: Fall
Late fall or early winter
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
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
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2010 Oklahoma Proven! plant selection

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Common names
  • Japanese Toad Lily
  • Hairy Toad Lily
  • Toad Lily

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-11-16

Date: 2020-10-05

Date: 2020-10-05

Date: 2020-10-12
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2021-11-09

Date: 2004-11-27
Wikipedia, original source: Flickr.com
Uploaded by QueenDreama

By André Karwath aka Aka (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creati
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-11-16
Location: my garden 
Date: 2012-10-05

By André Karwath aka Aka (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creati
Location: Illinois, US
Date: 2007-11-03
cultivar?

Date: 2020-10-05
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2011-10-21
Location: my garden 
Date: 2012-10-05

Date: 2014-10-15
Location: St Louis - MoBOT
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2012-08-08

Date: 2014-10-15

Date: 2014-10-15

Date: 2014-10-15

Date: 2020-10-04
Uploaded by jvdubb
Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: Oct. 27th 2014
Grown in the shade with Hostas
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-11-16
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-11-16

By Schnobby (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-06-07
Quite attractive earlier in the season, way before it flowers
Location: my garden 
Date: 2013-10-19

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
  • Uploaded by vic

Credit florum
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2011-10-21
close up

photo credit: James Steakley
Uploaded by Cem9165
Location: my garden 
Date: 2016-10-19
Location: my garden 
Date: 2013-10-19

credit: André Karwath
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-10-15
Comments:
  • Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Nov 17, 2011 9:26 PM concerning plant:
    This is one of the latest blooming flowers in my garden but well worth waiting for. The bloom is rather exotic looking and blooms in shade where little else will.
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