Melinda Myers

Large Flowered Trillium

Botanical Name

Trillium grandiflorum

Min Zone

3

Max Zone

8

Height

12 to 18 inches

Width

9 to 12 inches

Flowers

Spring: 3 white reflexed petals become pink tinged with age

Fruit

Berry-like capsules

Light

Part to full shade

Soil

Moist, well-drained, organically rich

Planting & Care

• An early fall planting is best to allow for the roots to establish, thus giving it a stronger start in spring
• Does not propagate well from seed
• Will gradually spread in optimal conditions by rhizomes if left undisturbed
• Benefits from a layer of shredded leaves in fall
• Foliage dies back by late summer, earlier with dry soils
• Seeds are spread by ants

Varieties

Flore Pleno - double flowering variety

Trillium grandiflorum var. roseum - pink flowers

T. grandiflorum var. pumilum - dwarf variety, 8-12", white flowers