A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Plants and Flowers Forum New Plant Profiles Don't look at this plant, Carol!

Its not a frog, its a
Toad lily
Tricyrtis hirta


How to Grow, Propagate and Care for Toad Lilies

...Very funny you guys.....
You know of course that now I will have to go read about it.
be back later to comment on it

ok--so I guess next spring I can try a toad lily in my one small 7 ft by 2 ft area in the front of my house---The house shades it in the afternoon.

so, I am asking for opinions here---

do I try to find seeds NOW & then plant them in a while here, or do I wait & try to plant seeds early next spring or
do you think it would be possible for me to buy a plant next spring & plant that ???

OK this is me editing now---
(questions about the Masterwort plant)
The Toad lily has motivated me---I want to know can I buy the Masterwort "plant" or do I need to buy seeds of it as well---It says I can use a container to grow it--& I have a lot of them--so I thought I would do that with the masterwort & keep it on the front porch--well obviously I cannot plant seeds in a container, they will freeze out,- right??? so is there a company that I could buyone or both of these plants from???--
any advice???

but hey this plant (toad lily) is way cool, dont ya think????

comment goes for the "masterwort" as well----

The seeds of both plants require cold stratification (chilling) so you should be able to plant them in your containers.

I found Toad lily seeds for $1.95 and plants for $14.95 at Park Seeds

Burpee normally has Masterwort plants for $12.95, but they are out of stock.

Personally, I would try to find some seeds now and plant them this fall...

Thanks, I will get on that next week--thanks so much

I just found this Toad lily ('Taipei Silk') at Park seed--and I ordered a catalog---now I hope it comes soon---in between times I will keep my eye out---for Both.

Thanks so much, Bill

Today....
I got on E-Bay and I bought some Toad Lily Seeds !!!!

i have orange an black .. supposed to be toads/..Didnt do well this time.
Dont know if I have seeds.

dodge

well keep me posted on that Dodge---

ok

Thanks, Barb

Today in the mail came my Blackberry Lily seeds---yay me !!!

SO Tomorrow I will dig up my daffodils--move them over & then plant my new lily seeds---so the cold can do their thing on them this winter--thanks much Bill for the advice on planting them

One more question, Bill----

After I plant my seeds should I cover them with some mulch this winter (I was thinking a good covering of mulched leaves) ??? and if I should, then how early would I uncover them in the spring. so they can germinate???

Nope! You shouldn't cover the seeds at all...

Now you have me hungering for toad lily seeds.

dodge

Mr Bill Question ; please.

What perennial seeds may I plant now in zone 5 an let for over winter?

Hibisicus?

Thanks bunches
dodge

Thansk so much Bill, for getting back to me so quickly...I appreciate it much.

ya know Dodge---I bought 3 "pkgs" of the seedfs so I could share---and the idiot put them a ll in envelope and they are soo tiny it is out of the question to send them on-----

But if ya 'find them I could buy them on E-bay for ya and then mail them to you.

of course I would tell yoiu the cost before hand...

Hi Dodge,
Hibiscus seeds have to be sown from spring up until late summer.
I am working on a fall seed and bulb planting page for you

See Bill, this is where I don't always look at the books. I figure Mother Nature works hard towards keeping her greenery going in the different zones that they live in.
If my plants drop their seeds in late summer or fall then I figure that is when SHE intended them to be planted. There may be better timing if I am pushing the zones for my plants. But I like doing it this way.
For my hibiscus, I allow the seeds to drop and sprout and next spring I will remove the little plants to new homes. I do pretty much the same with most perennial, self-seeding plants. Columbines are a favorite. They seem to do best for me when they are sown fresh, very fresh.
But I don't live in a deep freeze zone so maybe coddling is more required? Or gets better results or a better survival rate?

Oh goodie, Bill

Ive lost so many seeds for this an that reason....Not germinating.
Any bit of help is great......

Carol.......Not many of mine self seed. Maybe the birds are bigger self seeders .LOL

Thanks carol
Thank Bill

dodge

Oh Bless you, Bill---When it is up, I will print it out & put it in my gardening book...yay !!!!

Eh I would have given you my toad lily plants. They were not what I expected. They are very small. They are purple.

That was so very nice of you--, too bad I did not see this before noe---small is good---