Trillium grandiflorum |
Native Region: eastern North America
Zone Range: 05-08
Preferred Climate: temperate
Harvest Date: Tuesday 18 July, 2017
Seed count: 8-10
Description:
This clump-forming perennial has ovate to rounded green leaves in whorls of three up to 12 inches long. In mid-spring, pure white flowers with three leaf-like sepals are borne above the leaves. Suits a woodland garden. Height to 16 inches; spread 12 inches.
Notes:
The genus Trillium is now in the family Melanthiaceae.
Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed in containers in a shaded cold frame. Leaves will not typically appear till the second spring and plants may take 5 years to flower.
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