Toadlily (Tricyrtis ssp.) season! I'm loving this long, warm autumn and so are the toad lilies. A number of them are full of buds but haven't even begun to bloom. Since there does not seem to be a frost in the near future, I should still get to enjoy their flowers in October.
Tricyrtis formosana. This plant has a tall, narrow profile so I am trying to create a "hedge" of them along the back of a border.

Tricyrtis hirta 'Lightning Strike' with striped foliage. It's another narrow, vertical form. Every time I went out to cut a few stems of this for a vase it was full of bees and Monarch butterflies.

Tricyrtis hirta 'Tojen'. I thought this had died after our bad winter of 2018/19, but a stem has reappeared in the garden!

Tricyrtis hirta 'Miyazaki' has substantial flowers, less delicate and orchid-like to my eye.

Tricyrtis hirta 'Miyazaki' has an arching form. The stems curve outward and don't flop like 'Tojen'.

Tricyrtis hirta 'Lemon Twist' is short with speckled leaves and lemon yellow flowers. The flowers are quite large compared to the overall size of the plant. Their size makes it hard for the stems to stay upright.

Tricyrtis macrantha has deep golden flowers with brown speckles on the interior.

Tricyrtis macrantha is a wonderful variety to grow where it can flow over a wall. Even when it is blooming, most visitors to my garden never guess it's a toad lily.

Since rain was forecast for Sunday and much of this coming week, I cut some of the yellow 'Lemon Twist' toad lilies for a vase.

Since they have short stems, this is an easier way to see the interior of the blossoms and to enjoy them.
