Tricyrtis Samurai Toad Lily

Tricyrtis Samurai is a refined toad lily that pairs elegant variegated foliage with intricate late season flowers. Its lance shaped leaves are a glossy dark green, crisply edged in golden yellow, bringing light to the shade throughout the season. In late summer and early fall, small orchid like blooms open in purple, finely freckled with darker purple, rewarding a closer look.

This compact perennial is graceful in woodland gardens, borders, and containers, and it makes a polished ground cover along ponds and streams. Its flowers draw bees and hummingbirds, while deer tend to pass it by. Create a sophisticated shade composition with Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum', Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost', and Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance'.

Plant in part shade to full shade; Samurai tolerates heavy shade with ease. It prefers organic rich, slightly acidic, well drained soil and adapts to chalk, loam, or sand. Keep the soil evenly moist and never allow it to dry out. Hardy in Zones 4 to 9, it forms a compact, upright clump with minimal care. Golden edged foliage and jewel like late blooms give Samurai its distinctive grace in the shade garden.