FNPS Plant Database

Trillium spp.

trillium, wakerobin

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

trillium, wakerobin

Synonym(s):

Trillium underwoodii, Trillium decipiens, Trillium lancifolium, Trillium maculatum

Genus species:

Trillium spp.

Family:

Trilliaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

.5-1.5 ft tall by .5-.8 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

red,green,brown

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Late winter/early spring ephemeral wildflower. Retain and treasure if they occur on your site. Plant as a groundcover in a shady spot--but do not transplant from any place in the wild unless it is threatened by destruction.

Considerations:

Availability:

Friends

Propagation:

Division of clumps of bulbs.

Light:

Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Flies and ants.

Native Habitats:

Mesic sites. Slope forests and bluffs.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

These species have a cold requirement. They should not be planted substantially south of their native ranges. Flower color varies from dark maroon to mixtures of green and brown. All trilliums are at least moderately uncommon in Florida; some are very rare. Please do not harvest from the wild.

Citations:

https://the-natural-web.org/2019/05/17/trilliums-flies-and-ants/

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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