Trillium simile

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A deciduous, rhizomatous herbaceous perennial with broadly ovate dark green leaves and large, textured, flat white flowers with overlapping petals and a violet-purple centre, appearing in mid to late spring

Scientific classification

Species: Trillium simile (Trillium simile)
Genus: Trillium
Family: Melanthiaceae

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Toxicity: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Columnar upright
Habit: Spring
Season of interest: Full shade · Partial shade
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Distribution of Trillium simile

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Trillium simile

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Trillium simile care guide

Keep rich woodland soil evenly moist, never baking dry in summer
Watering: Full shade · Partial shade
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Watering

Keep rich woodland soil evenly moist, never baking dry in summer

Fertilizing

Light balanced feed monthly during spring and early summer growth

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed in pots in a shady cold frame as soon as seed is ripe; takes 5-7 years to reach flowering size. Propagate rhizomes by division after flowering or cut out the growing point from the rhizome after flowering, which stimulates the formation

Growing

Grow in deep, moist but well-drained, humus-rich, preferably acid to neutral soil in deep or partial shade. Mulch in autumn with leaf mould. See trillium cultivation

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