Trillium 2012

[McDonough]

Surprise surprise, with exceptionally warm early spring temperatures, plants are popping open all over the place with surprising speed.  Walked around the garden several times today, even looked for a sign of Trillium nivale but didn't notice anything, then on an afternoon garden walkabout, there it was, the first bloom on Trillium nivale.  Many more sprouts are coming up, for more blooms on another day.  Supposed to go up to 80 F (27 C) by midweek, highly unusual, hope I don't miss the flowers while I'm at work.

Trillium nivale, with Helleborus niger in the background on the 2nd photo.

[Madgardener]

First of the Trillium ovatum Roy Elliott in flower today.  2 inches tall, might make 4 inches when seed sets.

[McDonough]

First of the Trillium ovatum Roy Elliott in flower today.  2 inches tall, might make 4 inches when seed sets.

Very nice Mike, about same size as T. nivale.  Is the 'Roy Elliott' cultivar a selected dwarf of regular Trillium ovatum? 

oh, I think I found the answer myself when googling, your photo in this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trillium_ovatum_roy_elliott_21.jpg

[WimB]

  Trillium nivale does not want to grow in my garden....it probably doesn't like the gardener.  

The first Trillium in flower here now:

[McDonough]

Wim, pretty flower color on that one, by the title of the image are you suggesting it is T. sessile or a trillium of the "sessile type", I'm assuming the latter.  In the first photograph, I can see some damage to the leaves, is that from freezing temperatures when the foliage was emerging?

[McDonough]

The following three trillium species have been queued up ready to bloom, but with the nightly frosts and cool temperatures they're taking their sweet time.  These three species are being shown together because they're related in a way, all come from deep southeastern USA, each with a narrow distribution range, and all perfectly hardy here in New England. 

Trillium gracile, from a collection in Texas, is finally showing some buds after several years, I'm so anxious to see the flowers.  The plants are very small with the leaves low to the ground, but the stems will elongate somewhat.

T. gracile distibution, Sabine River wakerobin, Slender trillium.
(narrow range in Texas & Louisiana)
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=8108&flora_id=1




Trillium ludovicianum distribution, Louisiana wakerobin, has flowered here the past couple years.  Just one plant, hasn't set any seed so far.
(narrow range, FNA: Louisiana, Mississippi, USDA range map includes Alabama)
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=8111&flora_id=1




I have Trillium foetidissimum from several sources, it's a reliable and attractive species.  I also have some coming along from seed.
T. foetidissimum distribution, Mississippi River wakerobin, Stinking trillium
(narrow range in Louisiana & Mississippi)
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=8107&flora_id=1

[Hoy]

Nice everyone! I have started my (new) collection of Trilliums and some had gotten on nicely when I went on holiday. I'm looking forward to coming home!

[kalle-k.dk]

Wim your yellow chloropetalum look like my 'Ice Crem' a selected form from Barry Sligh.
 Mark beautiful plants and a good description, thank you. I have some southern forms, but they do not grow so well as the northern and eastern species.

 Here are some picture of Trillium from my garden. The big plant as grow next to kurabayashii is white and has a pleasant smell, so I think it's albidum?

[kalle-k.dk]

And a few others.

[Hoy]

You really have a collection, Kalle!
My humble collection of Trilliums haven't evolved much the last weeks due to the cold weather

[RickR]

Really nice to see all the differing species, Karl.  You sure have a lot of them! 
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Trillium sessile seems to still bloom nicely, even in drought conditions, although it hasn't put on much height:

               1 April                                            8 April
        

               14 April                                          14 April
          

[Madgardener]

Very nice selection from all, really like the yellow kurabayashii.
A selection from the garden this week.

[McDonough]

I'm late to return to this topic, I just don't have enough time to respond as much as I'd like.  So many beautiful trillium being posted here, I like them all, but several cause even more Trillium lust than normal such as kurabayashi yellow form, cuneatum, chloropetalum forms, sessile, and of course rivale, oh my!

I've had lots of trillium in bud for weeks and weeks, finally T. ludovicianum if fully open and looking nice, the center has a rosy glow.  

[WimB]

Wonderful plants, all!

Karl, my yellowish T. chloropetalum is not 'Ice Cream', it was a seedling from open pollinated plants.

Mark, I love T. ludovicianum. But it's not easy to grow over here...I guess I'll have to try it from seed once!

[Hoy]

The last days we really got warm weather - the hottest days for two years! Even now 10PM local time it is still 23^oC!
Two Trilliums with nodding flowers showed the colour at last. The red one I assume is T. erectum but the other I don't know.