Trillium

Trillium is a rapidly disappearing wild woodland flower. There are many reasons for this. Deer will nibble, rabbits and other wild life will do the same. The good news is with tissue culture we are assured this shade loving perennial will be with us a while longer.

It's a truly magnificent flower. Almost everything about it comes in threes. It starts out with three leaves, then three sepals and finally a flower with three petals. This flower for a shade garden comes in a variety of colors including maroon, pink, red, white and yellow

Try to duplicate the woodland setting when growing this gardening shade flower. Plenty humus rich moist soil. Add composted leaves and other organic material to your soil and keep in mind they do not transplant well. So be sure where you want them so they can stay put.

It is very risky to divide the plant for propagation. It can be done. The safest way is to dig one up during its dormancy period in the late fall separate the rhizomes and replant. It's doable! As for planting seed, well one must have a lot of patience. It takes about 2 years for the seed to germinate. Then it can take a couple of years to flower. So plant many at one time so you'll have a nice collection without the long wait.

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