Summary
The narrow, lance-shaped leaves and maroon, bicolor or greenish-tan petals, held on 6-10” tall stems, make identification of lanceleaf trillium (Trillium lancifolium) particularly easy. Once established in the shady woodland garden, this petite and unusual trillium develops clumps to form an unusual and attractive display in rich, moist soils. The diminutive Virginia spring beauty (Claytonia virginiana), rue-anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides), and summer bluet (Houstonia purpurea) are particularly charming companions because of their comparable size. Other plants with ornamentally attractive foliage such as cut-leaf toothwort (Cardamine concatenata), or the moisture-loving ferns netted chain fern (Lorinseria areolata) and ebony spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron) take over after the trillium foliage fades. Zones 6-9.
More Details
- Plant Type
perennial-rhizome - Sun/Shade Conditions
full-to-filtered-shade - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
average-to-moist - Flowering Period
mid-to-late-spring - Soil PH
acidic, adaptable - Flower Color
brown, green, red - Summer Foliage Color
green - Fall Foliage Color
dormant - Fruit/Seed Color
green
Additional Information
USDA Plants Database, Flora of North America, Holmes Trillium Research