| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 6 - 12 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 6 - 12 inches |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Spring ephemeral Other: The above ground parts of Trilliums are scapes with three large, leaf-like bracts with the true leaves reduced to underground papery coverings around the rhizomes. |
| Fruit: | Other: three-valved pod |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Groundcover Will Naturalize |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees Sow in situ Seeds are hydrophilic Other info: Plants can be grown from seed, but it can take up to two years for fresh seed to germinate and another five to seven years for plants to bloom. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Other: Trilliums are not bulbs and don’t like drying out. They lose all living roots and will become limp and have little chance of surviving beyond the first season if bare rooted for any time. |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM Other: 2006 Great Plant Picks award winner |
| aspenhill | On April 11, 2018 | Obtained plant Black Creek Greenhouse - qty 2 |
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