Red Trillium is a Shade Thriving Perennial Favorite - TN Nursery

Welcome to TN Nursery YouTube channel. Today, let's talk about Red Trillium. Red Trillium is considered one of the most beautiful small flowers in the garden. This three-petaled flower produces an exquisite three-petaled bloom during the springtime. It has many aliases commonly used to describe the plant best. One of the few is Stinking Benjamin. This name is self-explanatory because it has a pungently foul odor. Albeit faint, it is somewhat described as rotting meat. This plant is a perennial flower supporting 3 pointed crimson-white petals with 3 narrow sepals alternating beneath them. This whole composition makes the flower appear to have 6 petals. This plant is also native to the eastern United States and eastern Canada. This red perennial grows in rich soil and moisture. This woodland species occasionally appreciates the generous application of leaves mulch to maintain moisture and acidic levels in the fall time. Although it is one of the hardiest plants and native to the deciduous forests of the Northeast, It still requires an ample amount of sunlight early on in its growing period. Once established, it will form clumps with increasing red flowers. These established clumps will be divided in the summer. The plant has another type with nodding white petal flowers that age into bright pink blooms atop wavy green leaves. Red Trillium is for sale at Tennessee Wholesale Nursery, with low prices and fast shipping. Thanks for watching!