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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2008 8:48:51 GMT
hello everyone.
i bought a toad lily yesterday.i actually got excited and jumped up and down in the garden centre!!! i am easily pleased hahahaha.
i could really do with some advice from anyone who grows them.
will it be ok to plant now?
its getting cold here.will it survive ok over winter?
anyone who has anything to say about toad lillies i will listen and digest eagerly!!
xxx
Bek.
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Post by Tig on Sept 12, 2008 23:10:24 GMT
I am no expert so can only share what I've found RBJ - it seems like a good time to plant them, and they are fairly hardy ... have a read, see what you think  I want one now (naughty girl!) www.absolutewonder.com/tricyrtis.htmlx Tig |
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Post by Plocket on Sept 13, 2008 8:43:03 GMT
I've got toad lilies RBJ and they are delightful. Mine are in a slightly sheltered shady spot in fairly clayish soil, and pop up every year. I should warn you that they always come up late in the season so every year I think I've lost them, but mine are in bud at the moment and will be flowering at any moment. Ask if you've got any more questions and I'll try and help, but they are a plant I can ignore most of the time, until they flower of course  |
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Post by Chuckles on Sept 14, 2008 6:25:16 GMT
I've got a white one and a pink speckled one, both purchased in the last 12 months ish. They like partial or full shade and a moist but well-drained humus-rich soil. Saying that mine are in part shade and a dryish free draining soil and have survived so far. I think they die down over winter and benefit from a good mulch. Both mine are in full bud atm but have some sort of rust patches on the leaves  probably caused by all this wet we've had. I've noticed some on the leaves on the right of the photo in the link Tig posted.... Anyone else got/had this problem with theirs ? ? |
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Post by Plocket on Sept 14, 2008 9:35:21 GMT
No I've not had rust on mine Chuckles, and I've had it for a few years now.
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Post by Plocket on Sept 16, 2008 8:42:19 GMT
Here's the first flower on my toad lily, and I've noticed some rust spots  |
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Post by Tig on Sept 16, 2008 10:53:45 GMT
It is a beauty though Plocket I wonder if the diluted milk solution would help with the rust  x Tig |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2008 7:44:48 GMT
Toad lilies spread well too, slugs like them although mine haven't been touched yet. Not spotted any rust on mine ..... yet! <touchwoodsmiley>  |
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Post by Weeterrier on Oct 1, 2008 22:47:07 GMT
Hi Rowan, I've had my Toad Lilies for a number of years, and they survive the winters up here with no problem.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2009 9:40:45 GMT
hello everyone.i have a brain like a sieve and had forgotton i posted this!!! i was worried that i had managed to kill my toad lilly and went out with a trowel and a rather lovely thyme to plant in the space where the lilly was.just before diggin it all up i thought i would have one last broogle to see if there was any sign of it.yipeeee surprise surprise what did i find  ? lovely new shoots bursting through the soil. i was again extremely happy and jumped up and down.i am VERY easily pleased these days. i have learned the gardeners lesson AGAIN!! BE PATIENT BEK!!!! |
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Post by Plocket on May 14, 2009 12:57:10 GMT
Hehehe! I always worry about mine but every year it comes up later than everything else. Give it time RBJ - you'll be rewarded eventually |
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Post by Chuckles on May 16, 2009 13:16:36 GMT
I love them and I always forget about mine too, must go have an inspect when I'm next up the garden.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2009 14:19:12 GMT
Toad lilies spread well too, slugs like them although mine haven't been touched yet. Not spotted any rust on mine ..... yet! <touchwoodsmiley> Sorry the link to the photo I posted is broken... Here it is again ;D  |
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Post by Tig on May 26, 2009 14:24:25 GMT
I have two I bought this year (after my seed sowing attempts failed - see RF I do have failures  ). Do they need to establish themselves for a while before they will flower? I will be thrilled if I get a flower this year, but won't hold my breath. x Tig |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 26, 2009 14:44:37 GMT
I bought two this year as well - the first one was Slug fodder - will it grow again?? The second one is still waiting for me to plant somewhere...
Seed failures Tig- I don't believe it!!
Rf
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Post by Sunnygardener on May 26, 2009 14:49:42 GMT
Toad lilies spread well too, slugs like them although mine haven't been touched yet. Not spotted any rust on mine ..... yet! <touchwoodsmiley> Sorry the link to the photo I posted is broken... Here it is again ;D Cor that's a lovely photo Rita. |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 26, 2009 14:56:18 GMT
I think the photo is lovely too Sunny but it wasn't taken this month so I am sorry but I can't allow it for POTM, I am afraid.
RF
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Post by torontotrini on May 26, 2009 15:49:03 GMT
I think the photo is lovely too Sunny but it wasn't taken this month so I am sorry but I can't allow it for POTM, I am afraid. RF I wondered about that Rf. They are late summer bloomers here so I was surprised to see one apparently in bloom at this time. I've got one - had 2, but one has disappeared - that is about that same colour, and yes, they are late to show each season. Mine has just started to show new growth from its winter dormancy/disappearing act. It's looking good though, and has come back with a bigger "clump/spread" than last year. The slugs haven't really gone after mine. I guess they have enough hostas to chew on. i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/sad.gif |
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Post by Plocket on May 27, 2009 20:59:52 GMT
The slugs don't really go for mine too much either. At the moment I keep moving the sunflower seedlings around the garden because they are being munched to death so I think the slugs are too busy to go for my toad lilies.
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Post by Chuckles on Jun 13, 2009 17:05:06 GMT
Is anyones Toad Lily showing yet, neither of mine are |
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Post by Tig on Jun 13, 2009 19:31:33 GMT
Mine are up Chuckles, one is about 4" and the other about 7".
x Tig
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Post by Plocket on Jun 15, 2009 13:12:39 GMT
Mine are about a foot tall now so doing nicely. Hope yours come soon Chuckles |
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Post by Chuckles on Jun 16, 2009 10:52:16 GMT
Mine are about a foot tall now so doing nicely. Hope yours come soon Chuckles Mmmm I'm worried now, just been and checked the 2 places where mine are and nothing is showing. They have been smothered by other over hanging plants so I've had a snip and will check in a few days, I daren't rummage about incase there are shoots under ground as I'm sure to break them off. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 16, 2009 12:10:06 GMT
Mine aren't through yet Chuckles either, I am afraid...
RF
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Post by purplejulia on Jun 16, 2009 17:22:03 GMT
I bought one from T & M this year and rec'd a pathetic looking tubery thing that I planted out. Nothing is showing yet either.
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probably caused by all this wet we've had. I've noticed some on the leaves on the right of the photo in the link Tig posted.... Anyone else got/had this problem with theirs ? ?
? lovely new shoots bursting through the soil. i was again extremely happy and jumped up and down.i am VERY easily pleased these days.
). Do they need to establish themselves for a while before they will flower?
