Trillium

[Susan Band]

Here are some Trillium erectum hybrids that flowered for the first time last year. Its great looking at photos at this time of year and hard to believe what is out there under the soil. There wasn't a dedicated Trillium thread so have put this in general bulbs.

[Lesley Cox]

These are beautiful Susan. I've been moaning (quietly) about the size of the pictures on the new Forum but now realize (Maggi again) that I can see them bigger by clicking on the file name under the picture. Thanks Maggi (again).

"I can see them bigger by clicking on the file name under the picture".... or by clicking in the picture itself.
You are most welcome, Lesley (again)

[Susan Band]

Thanks Lesley. I was really excited when they flowered as although I had planted various colours of T. erectum together I didn't really think the bees would do their best. I had them labeled as Trillium erectum maroon so this must be the seed parent, imagine my surprise when they opened.

[Paul T]

Susan,

What a stunning combination of different colours.  I didn't realise there were so many different combos in that species.  I just have one deep red of flowering size as yet, but some pink and some white seedlings coming along as well to one day flower.  Here in Canberra, Australia we've just finished Trillium season.  At the moment Paris polyphylla has just opened (to give you an idea of timing) and the T. erectum finished a few weeks ago.

[Susan Band]

Paul,
Do what I did and plant all the different colours you can lay your hands on together, T. erectum and flexipes, wait 5-10yrs and see what seedlings you have. I will probably try and select a few different ones, name them then propagate them up, will still take about 5 yrs before I get selling numbers!

[Paul T]

Susan,

But that will take PATIENCE!! 

Actually, I have patience as I grow a lot of bulbs from seed.  I do at this stage however have only the single T. erectum and young seedlings of other colours..... so it will take QUITE a few years to get the selection going!! LOL  I can at least admire yours here whenever I want to though!!  That's the great thing about these pages..... seing all the wonderful things that everyone else grows.

[John Forrest]

Lovely Trilliums Susan. Nice to look back and even nicer to look forward to next year's blooms.

[mark smyth]

I'll post in here instead of opening a new thread

There has been chat on the PBS forum this week about Trillium 'Del Norte'. It's a cross between rivale and ovatum. Today I crossed ovatum with all my rivales that are open. Time will tell what happens. I had to go to my gardening friend Margaret Glynn to get a couple of ovatum flowers - mental note beg some when dormant - that had ripe pollen.

While there she surprised me with my fave cake, coffee cake. I'm allowed to share a slice with everyone. The inner cream is a mix of butter cream, ummmm, and creme freshe. The top is chopped pecans

[David Nicholson]

Delicious Mark, Maggi will love it. I had to leave the nuts though, don't like 'em.

[Maggi Young]

Coffee cake, my all time favourite! Just one of the reasons why Margaret Glynn is one of the nicest people I know. And she has a super garden that is a joy to see.

[John Forrest]

Cut me a slice too.

Flowering for the first time for me Trillium foetidissimum

Tried sniffing to see if it did smell rotten but couldn't detect it.

[Paddy Tobin]

A few in the garden at the moment.

Paddy

T. in need of a name!
T. sessile
T. ovatum

[Afloden]

Hello,
 
 Here are a few nice Trillium.

 1- decipiens from Alabama
 2- discolor in the wild.
 3- another but with a flash. Note all the little white "candles" in the dark. My favorite species, sometimes! The scent in this river valley was amazing, like lemoncurd! There must have been tens of thousands of them. The area was overgrown by Lonicera japonica and Ligustrum, both non-native weeds, but the Trillium were obviously thriving.
 4- pusillum alabamicum, the nicest and most vigorous var./ssp.. Well clumping in the garden.
 5- recurvatum in the wild in Illinois. This species is in nearly every woodland in Illinois, even the tiny ones in the middle of farm fields. This particular locality has thousands upon thousands of them in about 2 acres. You cannot even walk without crushing them under your feet.
 6- a yellow cuneatum
 7- sulcatum with Tiarella
 8- recurvatum from Texas. Blooms the earliest of all my forms and has nice leaves.
 9- a gray leaved viridescens
 10- another favorite, especially this clone. Very vigorous and beautiful plants. T.underwoodii.

[mark smyth]

I really like the Trilliums with big camoflage leaves

[Susan Band]

Lovely Trilliums especially virescens