Summary
Striking yellow, three-petaled flowers, borne atop mottled grayish-green to blue-green leaves, makes yellow trillium (Trillium luteum) 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 1.5′ tall where adequate moisture and nutrients are present. In addition, yellow trillium has a very pleasant lemony scent unlike its close relative, wedge-petal trillium (Trillium cuneatum). Yellow trillium is an excellent companion when naturalized with woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata), large-flowered bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora), and northern maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum). Zones 4-8.
More Details
- Plant Type
perennial-rhizome - Sun/Shade Conditions
partial-to-full-shade - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
evenly-moist-to-average - Flowering Period
early-to-mid-spring - Soil PH
adaptable - Flower Color
yellow - Summer Foliage Color
green - Fall Foliage Color
green - Other Common Names
yellow wake robin, Yellow wakerobin - Fruit/Seed Color
green
Additional Information
Flora of North America, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Missouri Botanical Garden