The Thrillium of Trillium
Sorry about the title, I just had to express how happy I am that we now have some White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) – in bloom – of our very own.
The White Trillium is certainly one of the most finicky members of the genus, but also one of the most beautiful. It does not like to be disturbed. It wants rich soil with consistent moisture, but not too wet. The plants are slow to mature, and spread at about a snail’s pace, and only if you have pleased them.
In short, it is one of those pain-in-the-ass plants I generally avoid.
But this flower has such a seductive yet elegant appeal. And so when I saw that Prairie Nursery was running a sale on White Trilliums, I had to buy some. That was 2015. The first spring they looked very fragile, and did not bloom at all.
Now this year we are seeing the first flowers. I look forward to seeing these plants grow together into a substantial clump. However, I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
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Good luck! Keep us posted.
Will do.
Aside from the fabulous title, it looks like they’re coming in nicely. Enjoy!
Thanks!
Your patience has paid off. These are beautiful plants well worthy of a painess in the asses.
I suppose I agree.
Oh, how wonderful, they really are lovely, here’s them going from strength to strength.xxx
That’s what I’m hoping for!
Bravo. They are such a delightful flower, Jason.
This Spring, we finally have enough blooms to cut some and bring inside the house.
I didn’t know that you could use them as a cut flower.
Oh, the green eyes of envy!!! I’ve wanted to grow trillium, but by the time I decided to purchase some on-line, they were sold out. I didn’t however know they were hard to grow. I may actually have some native ones growing in my backyard, but their white flowers are small, only about an inch in diameter. Is that possible? They look like trilliums. Kudos to you. I find trillium are thrillium too.
I really don’t know that much about the different species of this genus. At Mt. Cuba we saw a small white-flowered Trillium called Nodding Trillium – maybe that’s it?
A beautiful little flower indeed & I think the deep green surrounding leaves makes the white flower even more striking. Enjoy your trilliums!
Those are Virginia Bluebells. They go well together!
I love trilliums. I have trillium cuneatum, which has mottled foliage and maroon blooms, in my woodland garden. It is a a native growing naturally without any input or care from me. I would also love to have some white ones. They are pricey!
Yes, they are. That’s partly why I couldn’t resist the sale.
That is exciting! I’ve never planted Trilliums. We were so fortunate that they were growing plentifully here before we moved in. I’ll never forget that first spring, when they popped up all over the woodland, and we discovered a new reason to love this property. They seemed to struggle a little in 2013–after the drought of 2012–but they appear to be filling back in during the years since. I love them, and I will miss them when it’s time for us to move away. I see from your photos that they look lovely with Virginia Bluebells. Enjoy!
When we lived in Wisconsin we had some White Trilliums that were in the back garden when we moved in. I thought of taking them with us but I read that they don’t transplant well.
Love the title, love the flower
Thanks, the flower is better.
lol, in my opinion, perfect title. Truly a beautiful wildflower!!!! I need to find a spot for some in my garden, but right now I need a boat since we are water logged lately!
Same here! The rain never seems to stop.
We had Trilliums at our last house – always a welcome sight each spring.
They are beauties. We had some at our house in Wisconsin when we lived there.
Looks like your trillium are happy. How exciting to have flowers for the first time. I’ve got a clump that used to bloom but hasn’t for a couple of years now. Crazy plant.
They have a reputation for being finicky.
How amazing to have them in your yard! One of my favorites to see in the woods on a spring walk. Hope they keep coming back and spread to a nice big patch. I had a jack in the pulpit that lasted a few years and that was fun to watch grow.
We used to have Jack-in-the-Pulpit but it kept getting infected with rust.
No wonder you are thrilliumed! Such a little beauty to have in your garden.
It is little beauty for sure. Does it grow in the Maine woods?
Yes, it does. Love ’em!
Love the title and the plant:^)
Thanks!
May I steal the title for an upcoming Trillium post? It’s too clever for you to not have used it. And nothing beats having the Great White one in the garden.
You have my blessing to use the title wherever you like!
The clump should get bigger each year. I’d let them go to seed too. Maybe you’ll get more plants.
If you’d like to see what your yard could look like some day, just give this a peek: http://plantsamazeme.blogspot.com/ One of the most beautiful things I’ve seen!
Wow – breathtaking!
They look great and all the best for them multiplying and clumping up!
I planted out a couple gift plants a few days ago and hopefully in two or three years I can also report some good news. Right now they look far less pleased than your plants do.
I think this is a plant that requires patience.
Great title! Hope they do form a larger clump for you Jason!
I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
My favorite wildflowere–always look for them in the forests as spring is sprung!
They are wonderful, indeed.
These white trillium are very beautiful, Jason!