What: What makes tricyrtis Taipei Silk a worthy pick is that it has very showy flowers from September into October. Long past when other plants have come and gone, tricyrtis takes its place at center stage. This deciduous perennial produces small, white, lily-like flowers about 1 inch long with violet-lavender edging. This makes a great specimen plant or works well in combination with asarum, carex oshimensis Evergold, helleborus or a number of ferns.
Where: Tricyrtis Taipei Silk grows best in moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in light to deep shade. In colder areas, planting in a brighter spot will encourage slightly earlier blooming, thus avoiding frost. This is an excellent plant to be used in a shady border or by itself in a more natural setting where it can be seen up close. Do not plant in full sun because the leaves will burn. This plant will form a rhizomatous clump over time.
Size: Grows to 2 feet tall by 2 feet wide in 10 years.
Care: Tricyrtis Taipei Silk should not be allowed to dry out completely and would benefit from a layer of mulch when dormant.
— greatplantpicks.org
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