Trillium freatum Spencer Orange/Peach Foliage Plants Mexico (Zacatecas state) and just

Mexico (Zacatecas state) and just south

Because of its small size

Every now and then a selection of a familiar plant comes along that makes you say words which aren't appropriate for polite company

This distinctive clump of wide but sharply tapered leaves is topped in midsummer with medium lavender flowers

The late winter emerging pewter green foliage forms a compact 2" tall x 18" wide patch

Trillium freatum Spencer Orange/Peach Foliage Plants Mexico (Zacatecas state) and justTrillium x freatum 'Spencer' is a 2020 Plant Delights JLB introduction of what we feel are naturally occurring hybrids between Trillium cuneatum and Trillium freemanii that we first discovered in Van Buren County, TN in 2000. Here, it grew at 2,000' elevation on a north facing slope with Hydrangea arborescens. It's certainly possible that this actually represents a new, undiscovered species, but due to the variable petal width (between T. freemanii