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Good rich flower cloour , with petals that curl back at the ends. One of the rare occasions when I have bought a Trillium at full price
rather than shrivelled in a bag or reduced at the end of the season! Plant Delights Nursery say: "The region where North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia, and Alabama converge is home to the amazing native Trillium sulcatum, named in 1984. Prior to that time, Trillium sulcatum was lumped with Trillium erectum, to which it is similar, except Trillium sulcatum is much more robust, with upturned sulcate (boat-shaped) sepals. In early May, the wine-red flowers open atop the foliage. We are thrilled to be able to offer nursery-propagated, blooming-sized plants grown from seed collected in Anderson County, Tennessee." Twelve Nunns Nursery (who almost certainly grew the plant I bought) say: "Trillium sulcatum have dark maroon-red flowers held on an upright pedicel, making the flower clearly visible above its green foliage. It is described by the experts Frederick and Roberta Case as, ‘A robust and splendid plant’. Sulcatum means “boat-shaped” and refers to the upturned margins of the sepals and petals." |
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