Seedlings will take two growing seasons (18 months) to flower, but will reward you with a lifetime of lush spring foliage and flowers in white, pink or deep, burgundy-red.
Definitely one to share with other gardeners, trilliums can also be divided in late autumn, digging from the side of the clump to remove a crown of shoots, after the plants have been established for several years.
While they love a semi-shade woodland situation, trilliums need room to grow without overcrowding from other plants as dense shade will inhibit flowering.
To boost the spring growth, feed your trilliums with a well-decomposed, bulky organic manure in late winter before the new shoots emerge and again after flowering, when the leaves are feeding the plant.
Maintaining a mulch on your plants will also retain soil moisture in the late summer when they are initiating spring flower buds.
