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Melanthiaceae
Prairie Trillium
Trillium recurvatum
Mystery and trinity.
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Genus
- Trillium
- Native to
- United States
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 6-18 in
- Sunlight
- partial shade to full shade
- Soil
- rich, moist, humus-rich
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Everything about trilliums comes in threes: three petals, three sepals, three leaves, and a three-chambered ovary.
- The dark maroon petals and faint rotting scent attract carrion flies and beetles rather than bees for pollination.
- It can take 7-10 years for a trillium to grow from seed to its first flower, making them among the slowest-maturing wildflowers.
- Ants disperse the seeds by carrying them to their nests for the nutritious fatty appendage (elaiosome) attached to each seed.
- The species name 'recurvatum' refers to the recurved sepals that bend backward beneath the flower.
Color meanings
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modest beauty
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trinity
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elegance