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Herbaceous Perennial

Tricyrtis macrantha

yellow Chinese toad lily

A rhizomatous, autumn-flowering perennial around 60cm tall. It produces arching stems and narrowly ovate leaves with linear veins. Flowers are borne on short stems from the leaf axils. They are pendant, bell-shaped and yellow, internally spotted with brown markings like a foxglove

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Ultimate height

0.5–1 metres

Time to ultimate height

2–5 years

Ultimate spread

0.5–1 metres

Clay

Loam

Moisture

Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Partial shade

Aspect

North–facing or East–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Liliaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Pendulous weeping
Genus: Tricyrtis are rhizomatous perennials, sometimes stoloniferous, with erect or arching stems with alternate, sometimes 2-ranked leaves and star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers that may be solitary or in terminal or axillary clusters
Name status: Unresolved
Plant range: Japan

How to grow

Cultivation

Prefers semi-shaded, humid conditions and a humus-rich, moisture retentive soil

Propagation

Propagate by seed in the autumn or propagate by division in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage and informal garden

Pruning

Cut back over the winter months

Pests

May be susceptible to slugs and snails

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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