Trillium cuneatum
Little sweet Betsy, Whip-poor-will flower, Large toadshade, Purple toadshade, Bloody butcher
Trillium Trillium
T. cuneatum - T. cuneatum is a vigorous, upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with erect stems, each bearing three stalkless, broadly ovate, mid-green leaves, heavily mottled grey-green. Stalkless, fragrant, dark maroon to reddish-brown flowers with erect petals bloom above the leaves in spring.
Trillium cuneatum is: Deciduous
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Maroon in Spring
Mottled, Grey-green, Mid-green in Spring; Grey-green, Mid-green, Mottled in Summer
Rust Rust
Sow seed as soon as ripe in containers in a shaded cold frame.Takes 5-7 years to flower when seed raised. Divide rhizomes after flowering. Ensure that each rhizome section has a growing point. Will be slow to re-establish.
Division, Seed
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Trillium cuneatum (Little sweet Betsy) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Cottage/Informal, Flavouring food and drinks, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Wildflower, Wildlife, Woodland
Plant in deep, moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil. Prefers slightly acid to neutral soil and likes full or part shade. Mulch with leaf mould in autumn.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Trillium cuneatum
Little sweet Betsy, Whip-poor-will flower, Large toadshade, Purple toadshade, Bloody butcher
Trillium Trillium
T. cuneatum - T. cuneatum is a vigorous, upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with erect stems, each bearing three stalkless, broadly ovate, mid-green leaves, heavily mottled grey-green. Stalkless, fragrant, dark maroon to reddish-brown flowers with erect petals bloom above the leaves in spring.
Deciduous
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Maroon in Spring
Mottled, Grey-green, Mid-green in Spring; Grey-green, Mid-green, Mottled in Summer
Sow seed as soon as ripe in containers in a shaded cold frame.Takes 5-7 years to flower when seed raised. Divide rhizomes after flowering. Ensure that each rhizome section has a growing point. Will be slow to re-establish.
Division, Seed
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Trillium cuneatum (Little sweet Betsy) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Cottage/Informal, Flavouring food and drinks, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Wildflower, Wildlife, Woodland
Plant in deep, moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil. Prefers slightly acid to neutral soil and likes full or part shade. Mulch with leaf mould in autumn.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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