Indiana Native plant of the month - february

With sporadic February days, we want you to dream about springtime with us. One way we dream of spring is by picturing all the flowers that will bloom soon. Like the Indiana native…

Large-Flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)

Large-flowered trillium is a low-growing spring perennial. This plant enjoys wooded areas and can be found in trillium clusters. The Blue Ridge mountains are known to have a tremendous amount of large-flowered trillium blooming in the spring.

Identifying Large-Flowered Trillium

Large-Flowered Trillium has a few key identifying traits such as:

-         White flowers

-         Little green stems

-         Three leaves beneath the larger white flower

-         Six stamens inside the flower

Fun Fact - Spreading Seeds

Trillium seeds spread through myrmecochory. In layman’s terms, this means ants carry the seeds and disperse them. Who knew the movie “Bug’s Life” was really about business when writing the script.