Finding Red Trillium blooming in the woods is a sure sign that spring is really here for good. I enjoy seeing these flowers very much and spotting them along a trail is as good as finding a $5 bill along the street, only better! There are a couple state parks in NH that have an abundance of trillium blooming during the Memorial Day holiday but most often I see just a few at a time when out hiking.
These photos come from my shade garden where I transplanted a single plant many years ago. You can see it is quite happy there since it has spread into quite a large cluster of plants. It is a beautiful, sunny Sunday and I hope to get out for a woods walk some time today and see some trillium out in the wild.
Trillium ovatum is common in our woods and one of the first bloomers you see when you are hiking. I added trillium to my garden as a node to this event. During the past two years I added the Red Trillium. They are both in bloom right now…it is amazing.
What fun to have them blooming in your own garden. Have you seen the white trillium as well where you are?
Yes we occasionally see the white ones with the pink centers.