Trillium — 9 species

Botanical species in the genus Trillium recorded in the PlantPeers database.

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Trillium erectum

Trillium erectum

Family: Melanthiaceae

Cultivation

Prefers a deep well-drained woodland or humus-rich soil in a somewhat shady position that remains moist in the summer. Prefers a neutral to slightly acid soil. Grows well in open deciduous woodland.

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Trillium grandiflorum

Trillium grandiflorum

Family: Melanthiaceae

Cultivation

Prefers a deep well-drained woodland or humus-rich soil in a somewhat shady position that remains moist in the summer. Prefers a neutral to slightly acid soil but succeeds in acid or limey soils. Grows well in open woodland.

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Trillium kamtschaticum

Trillium kamtschaticum

Family: Melanthiaceae

Cultivation

Prefers a deep well-drained woodland or humus-rich soil in a somewhat shady position that remains moist in the summer. Prefers a neutral to slightly acid soil. Grows well in open woodland.

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Trillium ovatum

Trillium ovatum

Family: Melanthiaceae

Cultivation

Prefers a deep well-drained woodland or humus-rich soil in a somewhat shady position that remains moist in the summer. Prefers a neutral to slightly acid soil. Grows well in open woodland.

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Trillium pendulum

Trillium pendulum

Family: Melanthiaceae

Cultivation

This species does not appear in the Flora of North America, and as such the name should be considered to be very dubious. Prefers a deep well-drained woodland or humus-rich soil in a somewhat shady position that remains moist in the summer. Prefers a neutral to slightly acid soil.

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Trillium sessile

Trillium sessile

Family: Melanthiaceae

Cultivation

Prefers a deep well-drained woodland or humus-rich soil in a somewhat shady position that remains moist in the summer. Prefers a neutral to slightly acid soil. Grows well in open woodland.

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Trillium smallii

Trillium smallii

Family: Melanthiaceae

Cultivation

Prefers a deep well-drained woodland or humus-rich soil in a somewhat shady position that remains moist in the summer. Prefers a neutral to slightly acid soil. Grows well in open woodland.

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Trillium tschonoskii

Trillium tschonoskii

Family: Melanthiaceae

Cultivation

Prefers a deep well-drained woodland or humus-rich soil in a somewhat shady position that remains moist in the summer. Prefers a neutral to slightly acid soil. Grows well in open woodland.

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Trillium undulatum

Trillium undulatum

Family: Melanthiaceae

Cultivation

Prefers a deep well-drained woodland or humus-rich soil in a somewhat shady position that remains moist in the summer. Prefers a neutral to slightly acid soil. This species is often found in quite acid soils, seldom in alkaline soils.

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