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Toad Lily
Tricyrtis hirta · Perennial
Toad Lily is a slow-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 2–3 ft × 1.5–2 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with high water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect purple and white blooms in summer and fall. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- High
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft × 1.5–2 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Small mammals
- Tough against
- Deer
- Native to
- Japan
Will it survive your winters?
We score Toad Lily’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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