Trillium pusillum

Also Known As

Dwarf Wakerobin
Least Trillium
Little Trillium

Plant type

perennial, bulb / corm / tuber

size

H: 4"-8"
W: 4"

planting zones

4a-8b

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Trillium pusillum plant details

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

CHARACTERISTICS OF Trillium pusillum

Plant type: perennial bulb / corm / tuber
Plant family: melanthiaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 4 IN wide, 4 IN - 8 IN - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring

GROWING CONDITIONS for Trillium pusillum

USDA Zones: 4a - 8b
Sun exposure: mostly shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Trillium pusillum is the dwarf wakerobin. The flower has three green to red-tinged sepals and white petals that age to pink atop eight inch stems. The three leaves are dark green, sometimes with a red tinge when young. Trillium are exquisite plants for the shade garden blooming in early to mid spring with their elegant flowers. They are spring ephemerals that usually go dormant by summer, sometimes earlier in the first year they're planted. Trillium can also sulk a bit in their second year and can remain dormant for a full year before settling in for beautiful displays for years to come.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

This fairly unknown Native Trillium that might first make you think it's just a small T. grandiflorum but the petals are thinner, wavy and age to cherry red. The leaves are also much more narrow. The petals incline upward. It has bronze green leaves and grow in the shady woodland garden.