| Description | White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) A beautiful spring blooming native woodland wildflower. One of the easiest of the Trilliums to grow in a garden. An ephemeral spring wildflower. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | shaded, semi-shade |
| Moisture | moist |
| Soil & Site | moist rich, woodsy, humus rich, prefers ph 6.0 |
| Flowers | three white petals, sepals, 1.5-2.5", odorless, May |
| Fruit | 6-angled seed capsule |
| Leaves | medium green, glabrous, entire margin, parallel primary veins |
| Stems | single stem |
| Roots | fiborous |
| Dimensions | 6-20 inches depending on site |
| Propagation | difficult from seeds |
| Native Site | Wide range Quebec to Ontario and south to North Carolina, Montana and Wisconsin. |
| Misc Facts | I look forward to seeing the forest understudy covered with the patches of white created by the Trillium grandiflorum. |
| Author's Notes | Although this plant seems to be fairly adaptable, the growing site still must be similar to its needs. Also yearly addition of organic mulch and allowing the plants to mature and die without removing the foliage. This allows for production by seed. Be very careful not to pull up the seedlings when weeding in the spring. In one garden I planted a patch of Trillium over 25 years ago. I found some plants growing in a thick patch of Pachysandra. |
| Notes & Reference | #07- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Lawrence Newcomb), #13-Growing Woodland Plants (Birdseye), #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Merle Black and Emmet Judziewicz) |
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