Dark Beauty toad lily
Tricyrtis formosana 'Dark Beauty'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Dark Beauty' toad lily (Tricyrtis formosana 'Dark Beauty') is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland settings, borders, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. It forms a clump 24 to 36 inches tall and blooms in early to late autumn. Bees, birds, and hummingbirds visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Variegatum Solomon's seal, Jack Frost Siberian bugloss, and Brilliance autumn fern.