LARGE FLOWERED TRILLIUM
			Trillium grandiflorum
	HOME Botanical Terms Lists: Master Plant List Flowering Times List Flowers by Color/Type Endangered Species List Habitat List Use the 'back' button on your browser to return, if necessary.		Always spectacular to stumble across. DESCRIPTION: Large, solitary, waxy-white flower turns pink with age and is on an erect stalk above a whorl of 3 broad leaves. Flowers 3 - 4" wide with petals wavy-edged. The leaves are 3 - 6" long and broadly ovate and pointed. The plant is 1 - 2' tall. FLOWERS: April to May HABITAT: Prefers basic or neutral soil. Can be found in rich woods and thickets. Sometimes found in large colonies in the mountains. OTHER INFORMATION: Rootstalks reportedly used by American Indians for a variety of medicinal purposes. OTHER OBSERVATIONS: My observations about this plant can be found at: OFFSITE INFORMATION: If you're interested