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Spacing: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm) 24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Partial to Full Shade
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Purple White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall
Foliage: Herbaceous Chartreuse/Yellow Mottled
Other details: Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings This plant is resistant to deer
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; sow indoors before last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
On Oct 23, 2006, quasymoto from Bloomfield, IA (Zone 5b) wrote:
I really love this plant and am so happy to have the ones I do have. This was the first "full" year in the ground. The foliage did great, but I didn't get any blooms. Not sure if it takes a while to get blooms or if I should have watered more. But I will water more next summer.
On Oct 4, 2004, Toxicodendron from Piedmont, MO (Zone 6a) wrote:
A beautiful plant with very welcome late season blooms. Mine often is still blooming when we get a frost in Autumn. However, because it blooms so late, it needs extra watering all summer and also the foliage will need protection from insects and diseases to look great with the blooms. I first tried it in the wooded areas here, but it looked awful and bloomed very sparingly. I now have them in a shady moist bed where they get regular care and they are loaded with blooms.
On Jul 27, 2003, IslandJim from Keizer, OR (Zone 8b) wrote:
I really like this plant. Unfortunately, however, it doesn't like zone 10. First time I saw it was at a botanical garden in Bethesda, MD, where it was used as a ground cover. Very nice.
This plant will start from cuttings taken in late spring thru early summer. I use 4-6 inch cuttings placed in soiless mix. They root rapidly. Greenjeans1
On Apr 20, 2003, sterhill from Atlanta, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
I found that they will grow wonderfully from seed. Save the seed pods in the fall and start them under a shop light in the spring. I had hundreds! Had to cull them out and give away all I could. Planted them all over. Takes a little while to germinate, but very hardy!
On Jan 31, 2003, lupinelover from Grove City, OH (Zone 6a) wrote:
Toad lily is a great plant for woodland gardens; it spreads enough to fill in, but is not in the least invasive. It responds to drought by going dormant prematurely, and will not bloom that year.
On Jul 1, 2001, RiseAnn from Rapid City, SD (Zone 5b) wrote:
Unusual white star shaped flowers speckled with purple in fall. Hairy foliage. Enjoys humus-rich, moist well drained soil. Blooms late fall - best viewed up close.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Huntsville, Alabama Vincent, Alabama Wetumpka, Alabama Calistoga, California Fremont, California Monterey, California Pleasant Hill, California Sacramento, California San Francisco, California Keystone Heights, Florida Atlanta, Georgia (2 reports) Machesney Park, Illinois Plainfield, Illinois Waukegan, Illinois Indianapolis, Indiana Bloomfield, Iowa Louisville, Kentucky Franklin, Louisiana Hammond, Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana Bar Mills, Maine Baltimore, Maryland Silver Spring, Maryland Cambridge, Massachusetts Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Newton Highlands, Massachusetts Saint Paul, Minnesota Natchez, Mississippi Columbia, Missouri Piedmont, Missouri Auburn, New Hampshire East Wakefield, New Hampshire Neptune, New Jersey Trenton, New Jersey Berkshire, New York Brevard, North Carolina Elizabeth City, North Carolina Hendersonville, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Cincinnati, Ohio Morrisville, Pennsylvania New Hope, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania West Chester, Pennsylvania Conway, South Carolina Greenville, South Carolina Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Rapid City, South Dakota Elizabethton, Tennessee Hendersonville, Tennessee Austin, Texas Colmesneil, Texas Garland, Texas Houston, Texas La Porte, Texas Missouri City, Texas Richmond, Virginia Sterling, Virginia Kalama, Washington Seattle, Washington Madison, Wisconsin
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