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Large-flowered Trillium

Trillium grandiflorum

Also known as: White Trillium

Ohio's state wildflower. Source only nursery-propagated; slow to establish. Young leaves have been cooked as a famine food historically, but picking them can kill the plant outright — appreciate this one by looking, not foraging.

Family

Melanthiaceae

Type

wildflower

Lifespan

perennial

Height

1–1.5 ft

Spacing

0.75–1 ft apart

Light

sun, part shade, shade

Soil moisture

moist

Soil pH

acidic, neutral

Bloom

May, June

Bloom colors

white, pink

Wildlife value

pollinators

Landscape uses

border, container

Native states

AL, CT, DC, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV