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Tricyrtis macropoda |
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| | Side garden specimen |
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| | Shade garden specimen |
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| Common name |
pagoda toad lily |
| Family |
calochortaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z5-8) |
| Flowers |
white/purple |
| Size |
24" |
| Light |
part sun-shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil (not too dry) |
From seed  |
germinates at room temperature (needs light). also responds well to wintersowing.
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | late October |
Smooth, somewhat rounded leaves which narrow to a point. The pale flowers have tiny purple spots and are borne in open cymes from the ends of the stems
Early fall bloom, with flowers that look like two-story pagodas. The plant has much less height and bulk than Tricyrtis hirta, so it needs a position close to the border's edge. We grow two varieties, with very different coloration and flower shape - not sure if they are both the true species, although both types are featured on the web under this name.
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| | Full of developing seed boxes in mid-October |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Tricyrtis macropoda
- Seed from HPS/MAG. Baggy. 70F with light (50%G, 7-14d).
Also pot sown mid Feb, 50%G by mid-April
- Seed from '03 garden. Baggy 65F with light (72%G, 12-20d)
- Seed from '05 garden. Baggy 70F with light (69%G, 10-20d)
- Seed from '05 garden. Baggy 70F with light (15%G, 15-21d) - but no seedlings developed
- Seed from '08 garden. Baggy 70F with light (30%G, 9-18d) - all developed
- Seed from '11 garden. Baggy 70F with light (62%G, 9-18d)
- Seed from '13 garden. Baggy 70F with light (no G, 8w)
Best to leave sprouted seeds in baggy until leaves develop. Plants stay small first year, bloom second year.
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