Tricyrtis latifolia
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| Tricyrtis chinensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Tricyrtis |
| Species: | T. latifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Tricyrtis latifolia Maxim. |
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Tricyrtis latifolia (Toad Lily) is a hardy perennial in the family Liliaceae that is native to China, typically growing in forests and on forest edges. Flowers have pale yellow tepals with purple-red spots, blooming from June-September.[1]
Tricyrtis latifolia likes sandy or loamy well-drained soils of a non-alkaline variety and likes full sun or partial shade ideally at the edge of woodland. The leaves and young shoots can be cooked and eaten. The plant is a favourite of slugs. Propagation is from seed which requires 12 weeks cold stratification.
[edit] References
- ^ Flora of China. 24. eforas.org. p. 152. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=240001614.
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