Trillium lancifolium Midgley Paraguay starting for us in late

starting for us in late April with a show of floral spikes

mostly dead rhizomes sold by bulb dealers

This rare native is easy to grow in gardens so the home gardener can have a hand in preserving this wild treasure

It does not tolerate direct sun

Trillium lancifolium Midgley Paraguay starting for us in lateTrillium lancifolium 'Midgley' is a seed strain of narrow leaf trillium from Jefferson County, Alabama. These plants are seed grown here, from an original specimen gifted us by the former Alabama native plant guru, Jan Midgley in 2006. In Jefferson County, the Trillium lancifolium grew in expansive woodland floodplains among large Sabal minor specimens.