North Carolina Native Plants Society - Native Plants Gallery - Trillium grandiflorum

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Trillium grandiflorum

Large-flowered Trillium

Native/Alien:	Native
Type:	Perennial
Bloom Color(s):	White, Pink
Size:	1.5 ft
Light:	Shade
Soil Moisture:	Mesic^(*)
Bloom Time:	Apr - May
Bloom Area:	M, P
Blooming Plants
Blooming Plant Tom Harville's garden April 2004
T. grandiflorum f. grandiflorum bloom close up Note the tubular shape at the base of of the petals and the golden pollen
Older Flower The Flowers are usually white, but often turn deep pink with age.
Another Old Bloom
T. grandiflorum f. polymerum Plants
T. grandiflorum f. polymerum Bloom
T. grandiflorum f. rosum plants Even better view of the tubular shape at the base of the petals
T. grandiflorum f. rosum Bloom
T. grandiflorum f. rosum bloom
Four Petaled T. grandiflorum var. grandiflorum 2008, after the 2007 drought, this grandiflorum had 4 petals and four leaves. In 2009 it went back to its normal self. (the crab spider was extra)
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record eFloras