Tricyrtis latifolia
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Tricyrtis latifolia 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.
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.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Liliaceae
Liliaceae
The Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of monocotyledons in the order Liliales. Plants in this family have linear leaves, mostly with parallel veins but with several having net venation , and flower arranged in threes. Several have bulbs, while others have rhizomes...
that is native to China
China
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, typically growing in forests and on forest edges. Flowers have pale yellow tepals with purple-red spots, blooming from June-September.
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.