Tricyrtis hirta (Thunb.) Hook.

Toadlily (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Tricyrtis

Characteristics

A perennial plant. It grows 24-30 cm high and wide. It forms clumps. The stems arch over. The leaves are pale green. They are hairy. The flowers have purple spots on white. Flowers are produced in the axils of leaves.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.65 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It needs moist, well-drained soil. The soil should be rich in humus and it should be grown in part shade. It is frost hardy. It suits hardiness zones 4-9.
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Shady rocks.
Light 2-7
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses environmental use gene source
Edible leaves shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown by division.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Tricyrtis hirta habit picture by Isabelle Bellin (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Tricyrtis hirta leaf picture by Isabelle Bellin (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Tricyrtis hirta flower picture by Kazuo Watanabe (cc-by-sa)
Tricyrtis hirta flower picture by Gitano Takeshi (cc-by-sa)
Tricyrtis hirta flower picture by essishi (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tricyrtis hirta world distribution map, present in Japan and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:542478-1
WFO ID wfo-0000750540
COL ID 58NGG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Compsoa hirta Tricyrtis hirta Uvularia hirta Tricyrtis hirta var. ramosissima Tricyrtis hirta var. albescens Tricyrtis hirta f. albescens Tricyrtis hirta f. nivea Tricyrtis hirta f. atropurpurea Tricyrtis hirta var. minor Tricyrtis japonica

Lower taxons

Tricyrtis hirta var. saxicola Tricyrtis hirta var. masamunei Tricyrtis hirta var. hirta