brook wake robin

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An herbaceous perennial to 12cm, the upright stems each bearing a whorl of three ovate leaves and a solitary terminal flower 3-4cm in width, with three ovate pinkish-white petals speckled purple near base

Scientific classification

Species: brook wake robin (Trillium rivale)
Genus: Trillium
Family: Melanthiaceae

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Toxicity: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant type: Up to 10 cm
Height: 0-0.1 metre
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full shade · Partial shade
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Distribution of brook wake robin

Distribution map

Western United States

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of brook wake robin

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brook wake robin 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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