''Tricyrtis macrantha'', the yellow Chinese toad lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Liliaceae The lily family, Liliaceae, consists of about 15 genera and 610 species of flowering plants within the order Liliales. They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, often bulbous geophytes. Plants in this family have evolved with a fair ...

. It is native to Japan's

Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 757,914 (1 December 2011) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and ...

on the island of Shikoku. A perennial, it prefer partial to full shade and permanently wet soil, and is hardy to USDA zone 4. Although it reaches tall, in the garden it is best planted so that its stems and flowers can drape down to their fullest extent, about .

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macrantha Garden plants of Asia Endemic flora of Japan Plants described in 1888 {{Liliales-stub