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Flowers up close.

Growth habit. We think full sun damaged the foliage.

Growth habit. Leaves are slightly hairy.

Liliaceae

Hairy stems with sessile, opposite, oblong leaves. White orchid-like flowers with purple spots bloom in leaf axils and in loose terminal corymbs.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: upright/vertical

Plant Use: As a specimen plant, in the border, as an accent plant. Plant in groups

Propagation:

seed
division

Flower Color:

purple
white

Bloom Period:

early fall

Width: Minimum: 10 inches     Maximum: 14 inches

Foliage Texture: medium

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Water Requirements: average

Additional Comments: A hybrid of T. hirta x T. formosana. Needs rich, moist, fertile soil. Our specimen had rust spots in 2003. We suspect the lack of shade was the culprit.