Toad Lily

Such an awful name for a flower!

It’s my understanding that the name comes from the spots, that they resemble the spots on a toad, though I don’t really think they resemble them at all.

I had two plants back at the condo and I loved them, so when we moved to the new place, they were on the “must buy” list of plants. I’m so happy to see them flowering in the first year and I hope they turn into wonderful huge clumps. They are such a wonderful little Autumn treasure, they remind me of tiny little orchids, barely larger than my thumbnail.

114 photos in 2014: #35 – Polka Dots