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Trillium vaseyi

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Genus
Trillium (TRIL-ee-um)
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Species
vaseyi (VAS-ee-eye)
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Synonym
Trillium erectum var. vaseyi
Trillium vaseyi f. album
Sun Exposure
Light Shade
Foliage
Grown for foliage
Herbaceous
Height
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)
Spacing
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Danger

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Bloom Color
Chartreuse (yellow-green)
Maroon/Burgundy
Bloom Time
Mid Spring
Late Spring/Early Summer
Other Details
Category
Perennials
Water Requirements
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Foliage Color
Dark/Black
Where to Grow

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Bloom Characteristics

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Bloom Size

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Soil pH requirements
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information
Non-patented
Propagation Methods

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Seed Collecting

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Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Anniston, Alabama

Crescent City, California

South China, Maine

Royal Oak, Michigan

Salem, New Hampshire

Gowanda, New York

Interlaken, New York

Wellsboro, Pennsylvania

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Deer Park, TX (Zone 9a) | November 2007 | neutral

It is a spectacular species with huge (up to 3" across) flowers of deep red-maroon nodding below the leaves. White flowered forms are known.

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