Spectacular Toad Lilies in the Fall Garden • 12.24.07

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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 […]
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The Humble Toad Lily • 10.01.06

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Introducing - The Toad Lily -

Isn’t it a beautiful flower? It’s 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter.
Here’s another view that displays the bloom as well as it’s very phallic looking flower buds:

Toad lily, Tricyrtis hirta, is one of a dozen species of Asian herbs of the lily family that are found in the Himalayas, […]
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