Trillium grandiflorum – Great White Trillium (H.M.NB.OP)

Ecosystem Services:
(B)-Birds                                             (B&B)-Birds & Butterflies

(BTF)-Butterflies                             (BW)-Black Walnut Resistant

(DR)-Deer Resistant                      (DRGHT)-Drought Resistant

(EC)-Erosion Control                    (EVR)-Evergreen

(FC)-Fall Color                                 (FRG)-Fragrant

(GRD)-Groundcover                      (H)-Host plant

(HMR)-Hummingbirds                (M)-Mammals

(MTH)-Moths                                   (N)-Nectar

(NB)-Native Bees                            (NST)-Nesting Material

(OP)-Other pollinators                 (RR)-Rabbit Resistant

(SHWY)-Showy                                (SPC)-Specimen Plant

Large-flowered trillium is an herbaceous perennial wildflower in the trillium family (Melanthiaceae). It is native to a wide area of eastern North America in rich forests and mesic slopes. The species epithet is Latin for “large-flowered.”

Plant in part to full shade in humus-rich, well-drained soils.

The flowers are among the largest and showiest of the trilliums with flowers being 2 to 4 inches across and held above the large bracts that are glossy and green. The flowers’ nectar attracts early-emerging native bees and honeybees. In areas where the plant is abundant, the large leaves provide cover for small mammals. Large-flowered trillium looks great in mass plantings in woodland settings. It spreads slowly by rhizomes.

Host plant for Black-patched Clepsis Moth and the American Angle Shades Moth