SHADE LOVER You will recieve 1 live established healthy plant! Shipped bareroot. These plants are about 15 years old! *Depending on the time of year these may be shipped as just a rooted bulb, due to the fact they go dormant.* A beautiful perennial producing white flowers that turn pinkish or purple with age. It loves moist to wet soil, stream banks and shaded open areas. The Genus and common names for this plant come from the Latin word trillium meaning "in 3s", referring to the leaves and petals. The flower blooms early in spring (March to May), Just as the robins appear or wake up, giving rise to the alternative name "wake-robin". Western trilliums are slow growing and long lived. Counting the leaf scars on the rhizomes will reveal their age. Only one true leaf may form in a plants first 5-10 years of life. It may take 15 years for the plant to set its first flower. A plant with a 3 inch long rhizome may be over 70 years old. Carefully shipped bare root wrapped with moist paper towel in double ziploc bags with added air for protection. *PLEASE NOTE* Carefully read our shop policies before purchasing. We do not offer refunds or returns. We do offer cancelations before your plants ships. We carefully label and package the plants before shipping to help insure their saftey during travel and cannot be held responsible for damage caused by the shipping carrier. We highly encourage you to purchase the upgraded shipping for your plants for an additional $5. Please be sure to double check the shipping address you provided us with to make sure it is correct. We are not to be held responsible for you entering it wrong and your package not being delivered. Please do let us know if you have issues though and we are happy to assisit the best we can.
