Trillium recurvatum

Also Known As

Prairie Trillium
Red Trillium
Wake-Robin

Plant type

perennial, bulb / corm / tuber

size

H: 6"-12"
W: 6"-9"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Trillium recurvatum plant details

Trillium recurvatum is a broadleaf deciduous perennial bulb / corm / tuber with green foliage. In spring burgundy and chocolate flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly shade - shade and regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Trillium recurvatum

Plant type: perennial bulb / corm / tuber
Plant family: melanthiaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 6 IN - 9 IN - wide, 6 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: burgundy and chocolate blooms in spring
Uses: rock garden, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Trillium recurvatum

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly shade - shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Trillium recurvatum is a somewhat quieter Trillium with blunt, tulip-shaped, maroon-red blooms that are sessile on (sit on top of) the three beautifully mottled leaves. Eastern US. Trillium are exquisite plants for the shade garden blooming in early to mid spring with their elegant flowers. They are spring ephemerals that may go dormant by summer. Keep in mind that they may go dormant early in the year they are first planted and could sulk a bit in their second year before settling in for beautiful displays for years to come.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Small, maroon red, reflexed petals, a very unusual trillium, and almost impossible to misidentify, Prairie Trillium seems to prefer clay floodplain soils or rich woods over limestone. It is easy and long lived in the garden.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Blooms: spring, dark red-brown, sessile/ mottled dark purple-brown foliage Zone 3-9. 18", Eastern US, part shade-shade, moist, well drained

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

Some of the purple from its "tri-cornered" flowers spills over to prettily spot the leaves of this 1-2" eastern-midwestern US wildflower with purple, as well. PSh/Med