{"title":"Woodland Wildflowers","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"Shop Woodland Wildflowers\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWoodland wildflowers light up the shade with native charm. These early bloomers create a tranquil space and support pollinators where few plants thrive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"perennial-trillium-painted","title":"Painted Trillium","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePainted Trillium\u003c\/strong\u003e is the only bi-colored beauty in the group, with snow white petals and dramatic red markings radiating from its center.  This trillium is one that demands heavily acid soils, so it is a growing companion of pink lady's slippers, and is often found in every green woods, growing up through the carpet of fallen pine needles. \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Trillium Tribe, and why its so famous.\u003c\/strong\u003e The classic 4-inch thick botanical reference work, Hortus Third, tells us that there are about 30 species of Trillium worldwide, but the majority of the species are native to North America.  A very few originate in Japan and Korea, none in Europe.  This is one reason that our colonists were so taken with these woodland beauties when they arrived. They had simply never seen anything like them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrilliums, as the name implies have everything in 3s--three leaves, three petals, etc.  And compared to the other spring flowers that bloom when winter is finally over in our cold climates, the Trilliums are the ones with large look-at-me flowers.  They were famous with the Indians before colonization, and instantly the stars of spring bloom with the colonists. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemember, when the colonists arrived, they arrived on our east coast which was totally wooded--big, primeval old growth forest, right down to the beaches.  And under these cathedral-like trees were the woodland native flowers--almost all species the Europeans had never seen.  Also, this is why almost all the native flowers of our east coast are woodland plants, not meadow wildflowers.  Of this famous original group of woodland wildflowers, which includes the Lady Slippers, Mayflower, Hepatica and many more, the Trilliums reigned supreme.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries the flowers were picked heavily, which is unfortunate since a picked trillium is a dead trillium.  But it was the clearing of the forests for farming, a necessity for the colonists, that really devastated the woodland wildflowers.  We like to wring our hands about paving for interstates and new condominium projects today, but we needn't.  The damage was done long ago when our ancestors cleared the eastern forests for farming.  Of course, there are relatively small habitats left, and in recent years, our forested area has been enlarging, and woodland wildflower habitat has been restored in many places.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn any case, this elegant class of flowers, the Trilliums, are now recognized as precious and special, although they are not officially endangered.  In many areas, Trilliums are still very common. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWildflower gardeners love them, and it is true that most of them are not difficult to grow or transplant, and if conditions are good, they thrive.  However, it does help to know the facts.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeres how they are propagated. \u003c\/strong\u003e Trilliums such as The Great White spread very slowly by underground root stocks, and the seed produced creates new plants even more slowly.  From a planted seed, it takes approximately five to nine years for a Trillium grandiflorum plant (the Great White Trillium) to bloom.  So when you see a massive drift of these in spring, you know you're looking at a bunch of plants that are at least a decade old, probably much older.  These plants are not daisies!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd how do they propagate themselves?  Well, \u003cem\u003eT. grandiflorum\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the wildflowers whose seeds are distributed by ants.  Yes, ants--not birds or bees, or the wind, but ants.  This is why the species creates large close drifts over the years.  Plants are never very far apart, since ants don't travel far.  So each clump of \u003cem\u003eT. grandiflorum\u003c\/em\u003e you see was planted where you see it by an ant. (They carry the seeds away when they fall from the plant because the ants enjoy the sticky covering each seed case has when it falls to the ground.) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat brings us to the basic rarity of the Trilliums.  A big factor is that each flower produces only one seed case when it fades. (Everybody knows that most flowers--a daisy, for example, produces hundreds of loose seeds from each flower.) So even if the ants find the sticky seed case, and take it underground where the several seeds inside can grow, there simply arent huge numbers of white trillium seeds being planted each year.  Other trillium species have various propagation strategies, but all take years and years. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow you have some idea of the value of these beautiful plants.  They are an important part of American botanical history, and deserve a place of honor in every American wildflower garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eHere are the best known species,\u003c\/strong\u003e with a little info on each: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium grandiflorum, \u003c\/em\u003eGreat White Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e  The provincial flower of Ontario, and quite common there and around the Great Lakes. Also the official wildflower of Ohio, T. grandiflorum is native over most of the east, from Canada to Georgia, especially in neutral or non-acid soils. Large white flowers fade to pink; plants form large drifts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium erectum, \u003c\/em\u003eRed Trillium. \u003c\/strong\u003eAlso called Wake Robin and Stinking Benjamin, the second because of the flowers unpleasant odor, said to be similar to rotting meat.  Propagated by flies.  Red to purple flowers; plants solitary in acid or alkaline woods. Native to the eastern forests from Canada to Georgia. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium undulatum, \u003c\/em\u003ePainted Trillium. \u003c\/strong\u003eSmaller than the Great White or Red, but with one of the most beautiful flowers--white with purplish\/red centers. Must have highly acidic soil; common in pine woods.  Native to forests from Canada to Georgia.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium Catesbaei, \u003c\/em\u003e Rosy Trillium or Catesby Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the first Trilliums discovered and named for Mark Catesby, the famous early British plant explorer and artist. The Rosy Trillium has somewhat smallish blooms which nod below the leaves.  It is native to the Southeast, where Catesby visited. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium viride var luteum, \u003c\/em\u003eYellow Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e This unusual trillium has mottled leaves and lemon yellow blooms that hold their petals high and never really open. It is often said to have a lemon scent, and is native from Kentucky south to Florida.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium ovatum, \u003c\/em\u003eCoast Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a famous western trillium, much like T. grandiflorum in the east. Flowers are white, fading to pink. 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All Maidenhair asks is a shady spot, some fertility in the soil, and to be kept moist throughout the growing season. It's magnificent with Trillium and other early spring flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 3\" Pot","offer_id":46472244166895,"sku":"AM014175","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/maidenhair-fern-1.jpg?v=1761078663"},{"product_id":"perennial-aquilegia-columbine-mckana-giants-mix","title":"McKana Giant Columbine Mix","description":"These are \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e garden columbines.  Like the Russell Lupines and other definitive groups of perennials, the McKana Columbines have never been surpassed.  With clear, bright-colored flowers, these are sizable plants, growing up to 32\" or more.  Their show in the garden can be truly spectacular.  These famous flowers were bred by combining both the North American native columbines with others from abroad. The McKanas include the famous all-red Crimson Star, a major hummingbird plant, and some of the unique fully-double hybrids.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wild Columbines\u003c\/strong\u003e  Many people think columbines are the loveliest flowers of all, and they are certainly important in the wildflower world.  Many important species are North American natives.  Everyone in the Northeast loves the Wild Eastern Columbine, the beautiful smallish red one, \u003cem\u003eAquilegia canadensis\u003c\/em\u003e, and of course, everyone in the Rockies loves the State Flower of Colorado, the large, blue Colorado Columbine, \u003cem\u003eA. caerulea\u003c\/em\u003e.  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Creeping stems grow to about 16, and the when content, the plant forms lush clumps, which are a spectacle on the forest floor in spring. This wildflower is not easy to grow or rapidly spreading, but when established, it is always the pride of any woodland garden. Needs acidic woodsy soil, so its best planted under pines or oaks.\u003cp\u003eTrailing Arbutus is credited with making a very dramatic impression on early settlers in North America, especially the famous Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, MA in 1620.  Used to the exhausted fields and largely cut woodland areas of Europe, they were stunned by North Americas primeval forests, which created heavily wooded habitat, right down to the Atlantic beaches. In spring, these magnificent old growth forests burst into bloom with our now-famous host of Spring Woodland Wildflowers, unknown in Europe.  The queen of all the spring woodland flowers, at least to the Pilgrims, was this lovely ground-running vine with its delicate shell-pink flowers. For this reason, the common name of Mayflower was given the newly discovered plant, and it will always hold an important place in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Bag of 1","offer_id":46472245838063,"sku":"AM014146","price":21.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/epigaea-repens-mayflower-hero.jpg?v=1761078666"},{"product_id":"perennial-marginal-woodfern","title":"Marginal Woodfern","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarginal woodfern creates a particularly elegant effect in the landscape with fronds rising like a bouquet from a small exposed rootstock, forming a graceful and dramatic vase-shaped specimen. Evergreen fronds with a rich blue-green color have ample substance to help them last right through frosts. 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These treasured plants grow from a bulb, and can do very well in partially shaded perennial borders, growing tall if fertilized, and adding an exotic touch amid otherwise more traditional flower displays. Both the unique bloom and then the bright red berries that follow add a bit of mystery and woodland lore to any garden, and if undisturbed, the plants return faithfully each spring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Bag of 1","offer_id":46472249147631,"sku":"AM014107","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/jack-in-the-pulpit-woodland.jpg?v=1761078671"},{"product_id":"perennial-delphinium-larkspur","title":"Dwarf Larkspur","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith all the glamour of tall garden delphiniums, this shorter Wild Larkspur requires no special care and is a real beauty in the wildflower garden. 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Like most iris, they should be planted with some of the rhizome visible above the soil in a well-draining spot.  Dwarf Crested Iris is an early spring bloomer, and thus makes a wonderful companion for primroses, or ephemeral beauties such as trout lilies and trillium. It’s a vigorous spreader, and can be used very successfully as a ground cover, particularly in woodland gardens where the dagger-like foliage will not be burned by the sun. 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Of course, the fact that it does not bloom in spring, but adds color later, makes it of huge value in a wild garden.\u003cp\u003eThis famous plant is native all the way from Quebec and Minnesota south to Florida and Texas. It is so beautiful it is over picked and now quite rare in some areas.  However, if conditions are right (wet, mostly) it will grow easily, even in full sun, but is usually found as a woodland beauty along streambanks or near ponds where the soil is always moist.  It is even happy growing right in the shallow water of small creeks and brooks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tells you that you must supply constant moisture for Cardinal Flower, and if you do, the rewards are spectacular.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Lobelia cardinalis\u003c\/strong\u003e  Allen Armitage, the famous perennial expert writes in his Armitages Native Plants that Cardinal Flower is a short lived perennial but if...(conditions are good)... it will return many years.  This is correct.  It is not difficult to grow at all; it is simply difficult to maintain a clump of plants over the years, unless you are attentive.  Armitage tells us he believes the plants do best in full sun.  I found the opposite growing them in Vermont.  But sun or shade, the most important item is the moisture.  The roots should never really dry out.  We had many growing along a small brook in the middle of a wooded garden (See photo above).  All went well, and the plants performed with bigger and bigger flower spikes each year, until.....we had a spring flood one year. The brook raged out of its banks, and the rushing water uprooted all the plants and swept them away.  So that year, we had to start over with new plants.  They have very shallow roots, and come out of the mud easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wild beauty is one that you must watch, and you'll learn to love it.  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In early spring, cut away the old foliage to reveal new fronds emerging in extraordinary shades of coppery pink. Though it can stand on its own with grace, it provides a fantastic backdrop to shade plants such as Variegated Solomon’s Seal and Blue Brunnera. Autumn Fern is easy to grow in rich, moist, cool soil in full shade to part shade locations. It can grow in full sun with plenty of moisture. It is tolerant of dry shade, and drought tolerant once established. 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Of this famous original group of woodland wildflowers, which includes the Lady Slippers, Mayflower, Hepatica and many more, the Trilliums reigned supreme.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries the flowers were picked heavily, which is unfortunate since a picked trillium is a dead trillium.  But it was the clearing of the forests for farming, a necessity for the colonists, that really devastated the woodland wildflowers.  We like to wring our hands about paving for interstates and new condominium projects today, but we needn't.  The damage was done long ago when our ancestors cleared the eastern forests for farming.  Of course, there are relatively small habitats left, and in recent years, our forested area has been enlarging, and woodland wildflower habitat has been restored in many places.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn any case, this elegant class of flowers, the Trilliums, are now recognized as precious and special, although they are not officially endangered.  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Today, his prints, like Audubons, are quite valuable.  \u003cp\u003eThe Rose Trillium (or Rosy Trillium or Catesbys Trillium) is one of the easiest to grow.   It is native to our southeastern highlands, but does well in most of the country with the right conditions--which means rich woodland soil in shade. Our trillium plants are nursery propagated from seed, and are 4 to 5 years old. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Trillium Tribe, and why its so famous.\u003c\/strong\u003e The classic 4-inch thick botanical reference work, Hortus Third, tells us that there are about 30 species of Trillium worldwide, but the majority of the species are native to North America.  A very few originate in Japan and Korea, none in Europe.  This is one reason that our colonists were so taken with these woodland beauties when they arrived. They had simply never seen anything like them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrilliums, as the name implies have everything in 3s--three leaves, three petals, etc.  And compared to the other spring flowers that bloom when winter is finally over in our cold climates, the Trilliums are the ones with large look-at-me flowers.  They were famous with the Indians before colonization, and instantly the stars of spring bloom with the colonists. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemember, when the colonists arrived, they arrived on our east coast which was totally wooded--big, primeval old growth forest, right down to the beaches.  And under these cathedral-like trees were the woodland native flowers--almost all species the Europeans had never seen.  Also, this is why almost all the native flowers of our east coast are woodland plants, not meadow wildflowers.  Of this famous original group of woodland wildflowers, which includes the Lady Slippers, Mayflower, Hepatica and many more, the Trilliums reigned supreme.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries the flowers were picked heavily, which is unfortunate since a picked trillium is a dead trillium.  But it was the clearing of the forests for farming, a necessity for the colonists, that really devastated the woodland wildflowers.  We like to wring our hands about paving for interstates and new condominium projects today, but we needn't.  The damage was done long ago when our ancestors cleared the eastern forests for farming.  Of course, there are relatively small habitats left, and in recent years, our forested area has been enlarging, and woodland wildflower habitat has been restored in many places.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn any case, this elegant class of flowers, the Trilliums, are now recognized as precious and special, although they are not officially endangered.  In many areas, Trilliums are still very common. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWildflower gardeners love them, and it is true that most of them are not difficult to grow or transplant, and if conditions are good, they thrive.  However, it does help to know the facts.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's how they are propagated. \u003c\/strong\u003e Trilliums such as The Great White spread very slowly by underground root stocks, and the seed produced creates new plants even more slowly.  From a planted seed, it takes approximately five to nine years for a Trillium grandiflorum plant (the Great White Trillium) to bloom.  So when you see a massive drift of these in spring, you know you're looking at a bunch of plants that are at least a decade old, probably much older.  These plants are not daisies!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd how do they propagate themselves?  Well, \u003cem\u003eT. grandiflorum\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the wildflowers whose seeds are distributed by ants.  Yes, ants--not birds or bees, or the wind, but ants.  This is why the species creates large close drifts over the years.  Plants are never very far apart, since ants don't travel far.  So each clump of \u003cem\u003eT. grandiflorum\u003c\/em\u003e you see was planted where you see it by an ant. (They carry the seeds away when they fall from the plant because the ants enjoy the sticky covering each seed case has when it falls to the ground.) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat brings us to the basic rarity of the Trilliums.  A big factor is that each flower produces only one seed case when it fades. (Everybody knows that most flowers--a daisy, for example, produces hundreds of loose seeds from each flower.) 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Large white flowers fade to pink; plants form large drifts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium erectum, \u003c\/em\u003eRed Trillium. \u003c\/strong\u003eAlso called Wake Robin and Stinking Benjamin, the second because of the flowers unpleasant odor, said to be similar to rotting meat.  Propagated by flies.  Red to purple flowers; plants solitary in acid or alkaline woods. Native to the eastern forests from Canada to Georgia. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium undulatum, \u003c\/em\u003ePainted Trillium. \u003c\/strong\u003eSmaller than the Great White or Red, but with one of the most beautiful flowers--white with purplish\/red centers. Must have highly acidic soil; common in pine woods.  Native to forests from Canada to Georgia.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium Catesbaei, \u003c\/em\u003e Rosy Trillium or Catesby Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the first Trilliums discovered and named for Mark Catesby, the famous early British plant explorer and artist. The Rosy Trillium has somewhat smallish blooms which nod below the leaves.  It is native to the Southeast, where Catesby visited. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium viride var luteum, \u003c\/em\u003eYellow Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e This unusual Trillium has mottled leaves and lemon yellow blooms that hold their petals high and never really open. It is often said to have a lemon scent, and is native from Kentucky south to Florida.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium ovatum, \u003c\/em\u003eCoast Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a famous western trillium, much like T. grandiflorum in the east. Flowers are white, fading to pink. 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This beautiful wildflower is one of the easiest Trilliums to grow, since it is tolerant of acid or alkaline soils. Native all over the northern states from Maine to Michigan, and south to the Carolinas, mostly in mountains, the Red Trillium requires moist shade and rich woodland soil. The spring blooms are up to 4 in. across, and held high above the leaves on upright plants to 16 tall.  Like all Trilliums, everything appears in threes--three leaves, three petals. A real beauty for any shade garden. Our trillium plants are nursery propagated from seed. \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Trillium Tribe, and why its so famous.\u003c\/strong\u003e The classic 4-inch thick botanical reference work, Hortus Third, tells us that there are about 30 species of Trillium worldwide, but the majority of the species are native to North America.  A very few originate in Japan and Korea, none in Europe.  This is one reason that our colonists were so taken with these woodland beauties when they arrived. They had simply never seen anything like them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrilliums, as the name implies have everything in 3s--three leaves, three petals, etc.  And compared to the other spring flowers that bloom when winter is finally over in our cold climates, the Trilliums are the ones with large look-at-me flowers.  They were famous with the Indians before colonization, and instantly the stars of spring bloom with the colonists. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemember, when the colonists arrived, they arrived on our east coast which was totally wooded--big, primeval old growth forest, right down to the beaches.  And under these cathedral-like trees were the woodland native flowers--almost all species the Europeans had never seen.  Also, this is why almost all the native flowers of our east coast are woodland plants, not meadow wildflowers.  Of this famous original group of woodland wildflowers, which includes the Lady Slippers, Mayflower, Hepatica and many more, the Trilliums reigned supreme.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries the flowers were picked heavily, which is unfortunate since a picked trillium is a dead trillium.  But it was the clearing of the forests for farming, a necessity for the colonists, that really devastated the woodland wildflowers.  We like to wring our hands about paving for interstates and new condominium projects today, but we needn't.  The damage was done long ago when our ancestors cleared the eastern forests for farming.  Of course, there are relatively small habitats left, and in recent years, our forested area has been enlarging, and woodland wildflower habitat has been restored in many places.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn any case, this elegant class of flowers, the Trilliums, are now recognized as precious and special, although they are not officially endangered.  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This treasured native plant has been important for centuries, and takes its common name from the orangey red juice that oozes from the root when cut.  The richly textured large leaves and breathtaking pristine white flowers make it special.  Best of all, Bloodroot is quite easy to grow, as long as it is given a moist shaded situation and  rich woodsy soil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Bag of 1","offer_id":46472375763183,"sku":"AM013972","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/white-blood-root-woodland-wildflower.jpg?v=1761078936"},{"product_id":"perennial-hepatica","title":"Hepatica","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of springs earliest woodland wildflowers, and always considered one of the most beautiful, Hepatica is quite common in eastern woodlands. The blooms vary dramatically in color, and range from lavender to white to (rarely) pink. Some even take on a picotee coloring, with stunning white-edged purplish petals.  Hepaticas are usually the very welcome first color in the spring woods, blooming through the leaf litter long before trees leaf out.  Each plant is approximately the size of a healthy African violet, and they spread quite rapidly.  An easy-to-grow must-have species for all shady gardens. (Photo  by Dr. Brian Klinkenberg of eflora.bc.ca with gracious permission.)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Bag of 1","offer_id":46472375927023,"sku":"AM014086","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/ami-hepatica-blue-woodland-wildflower_1.jpg?v=1761078937"},{"product_id":"perennial-virginia-bluebells","title":"Virginia Bluebells","description":"\u003cp\u003e18-24\" tall x 18-24\" wide, this beautiful member of the Borage family is a wild gardeners dream. 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This is always the gardeners favorite from the large trillium family, all prized wild garden flowers.  The Great White or Snow Trillium opens exquisite blooms up to 4\" across in mid-spring, but that's not all.  It has other wonderful qualities for gardeners, too.  It is one of the very few plants in the flower kingdom which actually change color during bloom.  After about a week or more, each flower slowly begins to change--from snow white to a shell pink. Then in a few days more, each pink one is a dark rose as the flower fades.  This is one of the true spectacles of spring, and when a drift of this beautiful flower has blooms of both white and pink, it is unforgettable.\u003cp\u003eA great companion plant is our yellow violet which blooms at exactly the same time.  A bed of these Trilliums,  yellow violets and a few unfurling ferns make a spring show that is truly breathtaking.  Our trillium plants are nursery propagated from seed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Great White Trillium\u003c\/strong\u003e There is great lore and legend about this plant, and also quite a bit of misinformation.  Many people believe it is endangered which it is not.  It may be protected in some places, but where it thrives, it grows in great abundance.  It is the provincial flower of Ontario, and is quite common there and around the Great Lakes. It is also the official wildflower of Ohio.  In New England, it is rare in all the states except Vermont, where it grows in huge drifts near Lake Champlain. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike other Trilliums (such as the Red Trillium) which are solitary, standing alone in the woods, the Great White Trillium forms large drifts over the years, creating one of North Americas most beautiful spring wildflower displays. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest of all, the Great White Trillium is quite easy to transplant and grow, making it a great choice for your wild garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Trillium Tribe, and why its so famous.\u003c\/strong\u003e The classic 4-inch thick botanical reference work, Hortus Third, tells us that there are about 30 species of Trillium worldwide, but the majority of the species are native to North America.  A very few originate in Japan and Korea, none in Europe.  This is one reason that our colonists were so taken with these woodland beauties when they arrived. They had simply never seen anything like them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrilliums, as the name implies have everything in 3s--three leaves, three petals, etc.  And compared to the other spring flowers that bloom when winter is finally over in our cold climates, the Trilliums are the ones with large look-at-me flowers.  They were famous with the Indians before colonization, and instantly the stars of spring bloom with the colonists. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemember, when the colonists arrived, they arrived on our east coast which was totally wooded--big, primeval old growth forest, right down to the beaches.  And under these cathedral-like trees were the woodland native flowers--almost all species the Europeans had never seen.  Also, this is why almost all the native flowers of our east coast are woodland plants, not meadow wildflowers.  Of this famous original group of woodland wildflowers, which includes the Lady Slippers, Mayflower, Hepatica and many more, the Trilliums reigned supreme.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries the flowers were picked heavily, which is unfortunate since a picked trillium is a dead trillium.  But it was the clearing of the forests for farming, a necessity for the colonists, that really devastated the woodland wildflowers.  We like to wring our hands about paving for interstates and new condominium projects today, but we needn't.  The damage was done long ago when our ancestors cleared the eastern forests for farming.  Of course, there are relatively small habitats left, and in recent years, our forested area has been enlarging, and woodland wildflower habitat has been restored in many places.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn any case, this elegant class of flowers, the Trilliums, are now recognized as precious and special, although they are not officially endangered.  In many areas, Trilliums are still very common. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWildflower gardeners love them, and it is true that most of them are not difficult to grow or transplant, and if conditions are good, they thrive.  However, it does help to know the facts.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's how they are propagated. \u003c\/strong\u003e Trilliums such as The Great White spread very slowly by underground root stocks, and the seed produced creates new plants even more slowly.  From a planted seed, it takes approximately five to nine years for a Trillium grandiflorum plant (the Great White Trillium) to bloom.  So when you see a massive drift of these in spring, you know you're looking at a bunch of plants that are at least a decade old, probably much older.  These plants are not daisies!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd how do they propagate themselves?  Well, \u003cem\u003eT. grandiflorum\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the wildflowers whose seeds are distributed by ants.  Yes, ants--not birds or bees, or the wind, but ants.  This is why the species creates large close drifts over the years.  Plants are never very far apart, since ants don't travel far.  So each clump of \u003cem\u003eT. grandiflorum\u003c\/em\u003e you see was planted where you see it by an ant. (They carry the seeds away when they fall from the plant because the ants enjoy the sticky covering each seed case has when it falls to the ground.) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat brings us to the basic rarity of the Trilliums.  A big factor is that each flower produces only one seed case when it fades. (Everybody knows that most flowers--a daisy, for example, produces hundreds of loose seeds from each flower.) So even if the ants find the sticky seed case, and take it underground where the several seeds inside can grow, there simply aren't huge numbers of white trillium seeds being planted each year.  Other trillium species have various propagation strategies, but all take years and years. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow you have some idea of the value of these beautiful plants.  They are an important part of American botanical history, and deserve a place of honor in every American wildflower garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eHere are the best known species,\u003c\/strong\u003e with a little info on each: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium grandiflorum, \u003c\/em\u003eGreat White Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e  The provincial flower of Ontario, and quite common there and around the Great Lakes. Also the official wildflower of Ohio, T. grandiflorum is native over most of the east, from Canada to Georgia, especially in neutral or non-acid soils. Large white flowers fade to pink; plants form large drifts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium erectum, \u003c\/em\u003eRed Trillium. \u003c\/strong\u003eAlso called Wake Robin and Stinking Benjamin, the second because of the flowers unpleasant odor, said to be similar to rotting meat.  Propagated by flies.  Red to purple flowers; plants solitary in acid or alkaline woods. Native to the eastern forests from Canada to Georgia. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium undulatum, \u003c\/em\u003ePainted Trillium. \u003c\/strong\u003eSmaller than the Great White or Red, but with one of the most beautiful flowers--white with purplish\/red centers. Must have highly acidic soil; common in pine woods.  Native to forests from Canada to Georgia.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium Catesbaei, \u003c\/em\u003e Rosy Trillium or Catesby Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the first Trilliums discovered and named for Mark Catesby, the famous early British plant explorer and artist. The Rosy Trillium has somewhat smallish blooms which nod below the leaves.  It is native to the Southeast, where Catesby visited. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium viride var luteum, \u003c\/em\u003eYellow Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e This unusual trillium has mottled leaves and lemon yellow blooms that hold their petals high and never really open. It is often said to have a lemon scent, and is native from Kentucky south to Florida.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium ovatum, \u003c\/em\u003eCoast Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a famous western trillium, much like T. grandiflorum in the east. Flowers are white, fading to pink. 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