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NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Trillium grandiflorum

Large-flowered Trillium, White Trillium, Great White Trillium

Scientific Name:

Trillium grandiflorum

Genus:

Trillium

Species Epithet:

grandiflorum

Common Name:

Large-flowered Trillium, White Trillium, Great White Trillium

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Trilliaceae (Trillium Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

0-1 ft., 1-3 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White, Pink

Light:

Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist

Bloom Time:

April, May

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont

Habitat Description:

Rich coves and mesic slopes, also less typically on ridges over “rich” rock types. Common in NC Mountains and Piedmont.

Leaf Arrangement:

Whorled

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

State Status:

Exploited (*Key)

Notes:

Weakley "petals white to pink"
NC Natural Heritage Program listed as Exploited, S5 G5

Blooming Plants

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Blooming Plant

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Tom Harville's garden
April 2004

T. grandiflorum f. grandiflorum bloom close up

Note the tubular shape at the base of of the petals and the golden pollen

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Older Flower

The Flowers are usually white, but often turn deep pink with age.

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Another Old Bloom

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T. grandiflorum f. polymerum Plants

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T. grandiflorum f. polymerum Bloom

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T. grandiflorum f. rosum plants

Even better view of the tubular shape at the base of the petals

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T. grandiflorum f. rosum Bloom

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T. grandiflorum f. rosum bloom

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Four Petaled T. grandiflorum var. grandiflorum

2008, after the 2007 drought, this grandiflorum had 4 petals and four leaves. In 2009 it went back to its normal self. (the crab spider was extra)

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Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

eFloras
Lady Bird Johnson Wildfloer Center
 



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