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Elegant and earlier than other pedicellate (stalked) trillium in early October. It occurs in several widely disjunct populations in eastern US including the Ozarks of Missouri. Charming, dwarf with upward facing white flowers. The flower often has ruffled margins and, in the manner of Trillium grandiflorum, can fade pinkish as it ages. The foliage of some forms is almost purple in color until it matures to a deeper green. In the wild it is frequently found in seasonally boggy or even swampy areas, but doesn't require such conditions in cultivation. 15-20cm slowly clumping. Two forms are photographed, the form offered is the tighter, darker leaved version shown in the first images. The last is straight T. pusillum. (Correct me if I am wrong of course)
This, like T. rivale, is a variable plant. One source is large at 20-25cm and blushed pink with large blooms, the other is much whiter and smaller with an overall height of 15cm. At present my divisions are from the more petite plant. Seed is less often successfully formed for me and no self sowing. It is a harder life in my rock garden.
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