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Trillium vaseyi

 
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Family: Trilliaceae
Genus: Trillium (TRIL-ee-um) (Info)
Species: vaseyi (VAS-ee-eye) (Info)

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Category:
Perennials

Height:
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing:
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Light Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Green
Maroon (Purple-Brown)

Bloom Time:
Mid Spring
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Herbaceous
Dark/Black

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
This plant may be considered a protected species; check before digging or gathering seeds

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral macybee On Nov 23, 2007, macybee from Deer Park, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:

It is a spectacular species with huge (up to 3" across) flowers of deep red-maroon nodding below the leaves. White flowered forms are known.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Blue Mountain, Alabama
Crescent City North, California
South China, Maine
Royal Oak, Michigan
Salem, New Hampshire
Gowanda, New York
Interlaken, New York
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania



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