Spectacular Toad Lilies in the Fall Garden
I think the Toad Lily is one of the most unusual flowers that I grow.
In the Spring the plant appears as small sprouts emerging from the ground with several oblong green leaves. As summer passes the Toad lily plant grows to about two or two and a half feet in height in the form of long stalks with oblong green leaves.
To tell the truth it doesn’t really look like much for most of the growing season. However, when many of the other flowers in the garden stop blooming the Toad Lily is just getting started. By late September most years the buds begin to appear and then by early October the Toad lilies begin to bloom with their lovely speckled flowers.
Aren’t they pretty?
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December 26th, 2007 at 8:59 am
I love lillies, but I’ve never seen this variety before. It’s beautiful. I have to see if I can find some this spring, or are they fall planters?
December 27th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
There’s a house near me that has some of these in their garden, and I’ve always mistakenly thought of them as some sort of orchid. Thanks for enlightening me!
December 27th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
I think this lily is so interesting. The name isn’t justice for it.
December 30th, 2007 at 6:22 am
I have some seeds for the toadlily that I must try growing this year.
I’ve got some Christmas blooms up for GTS.
December 30th, 2007 at 8:12 am
These are very pretty flowers. Happy GTS,
Aiyana
December 30th, 2007 at 9:49 am
I grew toad lilies one year, and they disappeared the next. I think it was ? too hot? too dry? Happy GTS, Happy New Year!