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Melanthiaceae
Mottled Trillium
Trillium maculatum
Trinity and natural beauty.
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Genus
- Trillium
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- herbaceous
- Height
- 8-16 in
- Sunlight
- partial shade to full shade
- Soil
- moist, humus-rich
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Every part of the plant comes in threes: three leaves, three petals, three sepals, and a three-chambered ovary.
- The mottled silver and dark green pattern on its leaves inspired both its common and scientific names.
- It can take 7 to 10 years for a trillium to grow from seed to first flower.
- Ants help disperse the seeds by carrying them to their nests, attracted by a fatty appendage called an elaiosome.
- The dark red flowers produce a faint musty odor that attracts flies and beetles as pollinators.
Color meanings
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modesty
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spiritual trinity
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woodland mystery