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Plant of the Month, April 2009 |
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Trillium luteum |
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Common Name: Yellow Wake Robin
Plant type:
Perennial Trillium spread slowly. Over a 10 year period yellow trillium grow 10-12 inches tall, 15-inches in width.
Leaves:
Tri-leaved in
whorls, mottled olive and blue green leaves. Diseases/Pests: Trillium are hardy if planted in the proper conditions. Aggressive plants placed nearby could cause problems. Growing Conditions: Trilliums are woodland plants and grow best in morning sun and afternoon shade, or bright shade, beneath deciduous trees, or tall conifers. Too much sun can burn foliage; too much shade and plants will not flower or spread well. All trillium require humus-rich well drained soil. Trillium luteum requires regular watering in summer. It is not necessary to remove old flowers. Ants will disperse the seeds in the garden to start new clumps.
Hardiness:
USDA zones 5 to 8. |
Trillium luteum does not form a
tight clump like other trillium, but
spreads widely to create a patch
that can be interplanted with
perennials and bulbs. Gardener
patience is required as young plants
take three to five years to bloom
and another five to eight years to
develop nice clumps
Great Plant
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