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Trillium luteum

Native Plants

Yellow Trillium

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Summary

Striking yellow, three-petaled flowers, borne atop mottled grayish-green to blue-green leaves, makes yellow trillium an especially attractive perennial. Yellow trillium is among the easiest of all trilliums to grow and thrives in filtered shade, well-drained, and neutral to alkaline soils. It grows up to 16” tall where adequate moisture and nutrients are present. In addition, yellow trillium has a very pleasant lemony scent unlike its close relative, toad trillium (Trillium cuneatum). Yellow trillium is an excellent companion when naturalized with Phlox divaricata, Uvularia grandiflora, Geum fragarioides, Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, and Adiantum pedatum.


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  • Plant Type
    perennial 
  • Sun/Shade Conditions
    filtered-shade, partial-shade 
  • Foliage Character
    deciduous 
  • Soil Moisture
    average, moist 
  • Flowering Period
    mid-spring
  • Soil PH
    adaptable 
  • Flower Color
    yellow 
  • Summer Foliage Color
    green 
  • Fall Foliage Color
    green 
  • Fruit/Seed Color
    green