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20 February 2007

Toad lilies! My new obsession. Coolest flowers ever? →[More:]

They look like orchids, but apparently they're very tough and easy to grow, if you have a moist, shady spot. I just happened to be looking for something interesting to put by my front door, and stumbled upon a world of toad lilies. Now I can't think of anything else.

Apparently they got their name from the famous Tasaday tribe hoax. Story is here, starting about halfway down the page.

post by: agropyron at: 12:01 | 12 comments

Gallery of toad lilies:

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posted by agropyron 20 February | 12:03

Those are really pretty!

posted by LunaticFringe 20 February | 12:09

Oh, and they bloom September to November, when not much else is blooming. Weird!

posted by agropyron 20 February | 12:15

They're lovely!

Interesting article you've linked to... It seems fairly obvious the Tasaday were a (poorly organized) hoax, but some folks out there still believe.

posted by Specklet 20 February | 12:27

Very pretty!

posted by redvixen 20 February | 13:06

They look like spiders. They're kind of scary. But the colors...mmmm.

posted by iconomy 20 February | 13:19

Pretty!

posted by amro 20 February | 13:19

Those are gorgeous flowers... I'd never heard of them nor the hoax before, but that's really a cool story you'll have to tell people when they ask about the flowers by your front door! :)

posted by BoringPostcards 20 February | 13:20

I have some but mine never have impressed me much. I have moved them twice, not sure if I haven't found just the right sun/shade combination for them yet or if there is something about the soil or climate they are not fond of.

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 20 February | 13:28

What was unimpressive about them, weretable? Not flowering much? Or the flowers themselves aren't impressive?

posted by agropyron 20 February | 13:38

agro, these are gorgeous. Very showy. Thanks for the link, I will be on the lookout.

I love all lilies, especially the African Lily and the Spider Lily. I have wanted to do a rose, spider lily, wax begonia combination around the mailbox for the longest time. It would be so easy. Maybe this year.

posted by LoriFLA 20 February | 14:49

The foliage was looking pretty ugly by the end of summer where they were at first although they flowered moderately well. I moved them into deeper shade and the foliage fared better (although it still got kinda ugly) but they barely flowered at all. Like I said, it might just be that they don't like it here.

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 20 February | 17:39

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