Had a nice encounter with two members who had walked the Winterthur Garden this morning and were much taken with a lovely plant that they couldn’t identify. They described it as “like a Jacob’s Ladder” but with little spotted purple and white flowers, seen around the Glade Garden. With their clear description, I was certain they were describing the “Japanese Toad Lily” or Tricyrtis. It’s a wonderful shade-loving plant with loads of flowers in the autumn. Take a stroll near the Glade Garden and look for this lovely woodland flower. (And take a look at the work going on in the lower Glade Garden. Our masons are hard at work improving that area for safety and beauty.)
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- Glade Garden Construction
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- Glade Garden Construction – the new steps are set!
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- Toad Lily by Glade Garden
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- Toad Lily Closeup
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- Toad Lily by Glade Garden
More information from the Missouri Botanical Garden: https://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/plant.asp?code=J100