Trillium
Wake Robin
Liliaceae
Perennials
Blooms in early spring; needs some winter chill. Each stem is topped with a whorl of three leaves; a single three-petaled flower appears in the center of the whorl (sometimes on a stalk, sometimes virtually stalkless). Plant in shady, woodsy site. Left undisturbed, plants will gradually increase by rhizomes. Dies to ground in mid- to late summer.
Trillium chloropetalumNative to California.To 1–1 1/2 ft. high and 1 ft.wide, with 6-in.-long leaves mottledin maroon. Stalkless flowershave greenish white toyellowish petals about 2 1/2 in.long. T. c. giganteum has deepmaroon petals.
Trillium grandiflorumNative to the eastern United States. Grows to 1 1/2 ft. tall, 1 ft. wide, with stout stems and 2 1/2- to 6-in.-long leaves. Nearly stalkless flowers are nodding, to 3 in. across, white aging to rose. There are several choice double-flowered forms.
Trillium ovatumWestern native. Resembles T. grandiflorum but has narrower petals; flowers are usually upright and are borne on stalks.
Anthemis
Some species are weedy, but those listed here (from southern Europe and Turkey) are fine garden plants...
Astrantia major 'Abbey Road'
Has deep pink to purplish red blooms on 2 1/2-ft.-tall, 2-ft.-wide plants.
Walnut (English)
The species described here, English walnut (Juglans regia), is a widely grown orchard plant n...
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