Description: There are 20 or so species of toad lilies, distinguished by delicate, orchidlike flowers with speckles (sometimes spotted leaves, too) that resemble the markings on toads. Herbaceous ...

If plants could talk, what would the toad lily say about its name? Certainly, it's peculiar, as is the bloom of this woodland perennial. Yet the toad lily is a bewitching beauty in the fall garden.

Toad lilies come in various colors and have a distinct protruding bud with three tentacles. The plants thrive in a mild and damp environment. With good planning, gardens can have something blooming ...

As we slide into the fall gardening season, a period of the year where late-season flowering plants are not as common, I find delight in focusing on the return of certain autumn favorites. Near the ...

Part of toad lilies' appeal is their timing. The flowers emerge as summer comes to a close and most flowering plants are grinding to a halt. The late-flowering perennials that remain are mostly daisy ...

Asters and chrysanthemums pack a punch with their vibrant late-season color, but look to toad lilies, with their soft, subtle hues, to brighten a shade or woodland garden well into autumn. Paired with ...

“Whenever I teach the shade gardening class in the spring, I bring wagons of shade-tolerant perennials into the classroom. Many of the attendees are familiar with these plants, either because they ...

I had toad lilies in my former garden and miss them. They are orchid-like flowers that bloom late summer and early fall. Here’s what Smithfield Gardens perennial expert Ann Weber says about them; ...

The small, white, orchid-like flowers of Miyazaki Hybrids toad lilies are heavily spotted with purple. Blooming toad lilies (Tricyrtis) call for regular walks along the woodland garden path on ...

If someone had named them forest orchids or woodsy lilies instead of toad lilies, perhaps more of us would be growing them. “Sometimes they name plants very strangely,” said Julie Morgan, whose ...