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Painted Trillium

Trillium undulatum

Painted trillium is an exquisite acid-loving woodland trillium with white petals brushed crimson at the base, demanding the cool, moist, humus-rich soil of conifer and mountain forests.

Family
Melanthiaceae
Type
wildflower
Lifespan
perennial
Height
0.5–1.5 ft
Spacing
0.5–1 ft apart
Light
part shade, shade
Soil moisture
moist, wet
Soil pH
acidic
Bloom
April, May
Bloom colors
white, pink
Wildlife value
pollinators
Landscape uses
border, container, rain garden
Native states
CT, KY, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NY, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV