These royal forest dwellers bloom in early spring before the buds of the trees burst into symphony and the canopy takes precedence. Do not cut the blooms off after they have finished. They still need to finish photosynthesizing to restore nutrients to the bulbs for next year. Picking Trillium for their flower can seriously injure the plant. The three leaves below the flower are the plant's only ability to produce food stores and a picked trillium can take many years to recover.
Over time you will find these magnificent creatures spread across the forest floor if conditions are favourable, which is truely a sight to see.
They can be planted with other low light plants such as Hostas, Violets or Begonias, although Begonias tend to do better planted on their own.
Stems are about a foot long.
Soil should be well drianed,rich in organic matter, and moist.
Cultivars are given licence to propagate Trilliums but cutting them is prohibited from provincial parks and protected conservation areas. However, the rare Trillium flexipes (drooping trillium) is protected by law in Ontario
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