Mark McDonough asked ". What, Jim McK... no comment on any of these???" OK, you asked, so I'll reply. I grow Trillium stamineum, T. vaseyi, T. catesbaei, T. rugelii, T. grandiflorum in a double-flowered form among the ones you mention and also many others (including some Asian species). At few years ago there were over thirty Trillium species in this garden, but deer and drought have taken a toll more recently. The double-flowered Trillium grandiflorum has never successfully matured a flower here. The others are certainly charming or at least interesting. Many are worth having for their foliage alone, and as you have mentioned some are pleasantly fragrant (and some stink). And I've raised Trillium from seed to bloom. So yes, I share your enthusiasm in a big way. Jim McKenney Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where there are apparently no surviving wild Trillium populations in the immediate area. -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Antennaria@aol.com Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 9:08 PM To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Subject: [pbs] No comment on trilliums? Hello, From the complete absence of response, can I assume no one grows the various southeastern Trillium, except of course John Lonsdale who grows all of these treasures. How do these easy-to-grow yet lesser-known treasures grow for others. They're surprisingly hardy and successful here in northeastern USA. Surely, there must be some comment. What, Jim McK... no comment on any of these??? How do they grow for you all, do they set seed, can they be progagated, etc? Are trillium just not as interesting as Alstroemeria, Ornithogalum, or seemingly anything else? North America Trillium Key: http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx/… Trillium reliquum http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… Trillium stamineum http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… Trillium lancifolium http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… Trillium rugelii http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… Trillium catesbaei http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… Trillium vaseyi http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… Trillium grandiflorum 'Multiplex' http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… pg http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… pg http://plantbuzz.com/rockgard/woodland/… .j pg Mark McDonough Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States antennaria@aol.com "New England" USDA Zone 5 ============================================== >> web site under construction - http://www.plantbuzz.com/ <
