Woodland Wildflowers : Arrowhead Alpines, Rare and Unusual Plants

Woodland Wildflowers

Below find our offerings of eastern American woodlanders; this year we are making available limited quantities of some of our best trilliums, to avoid disappointment order early. We also offer a fantastic selection of Asian and European woodlanders in our main perennial section. If you are unfamiliar with the Asian species and need some help give us a call, we would be happy to help you choose. Note that the woodlanders marked with an * ship either early to mid march or summer dormant. Our main issue is shipping damage which is avoided by shipping dormant plants, early ship dates are not only good for the plants they reduce the chance we will run out of something.

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Trillium catesbaei*

A small species with nodding flowers, we grow a mix of pink and the rarer alpine white forms, in general it is slow to clump up however I have seen large clumps in the case garden. Note that the woodlanders marked with an * ship either early to mid march or summer dormant.

$15.00

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Trillium cuneatum 'Sessile of Hort’*

Toad Shade, I love the name; I just wish my toads would use them. Large mottled leaves with red flowers in the axil. Flowers are not as sweet as luteum but who cares, a must for every collection. Cuneatum has been widely sold under the name sessile for years. Note that the woodlanders marked with an * ship either early to mid march or summer dormant.

$12.00

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Trillium cuneatum dark forms*

Seed grown from selected dark forms from our garden, most of these have flowered and were very nice, dark flowers with excellent leaf markings.

$19.00

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Trillium erectum luteum*

A showy cream to yellow strain of Trillium erectum, generally with some hybrids mixed in. our plants are not pure although as the flower we do try to sort them out. Most are creamy with rich yellows showing up every now and then. Note that the woodlanders marked with an * ship either early to mid march or summer dormant.

$12.00

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Trillium erectum*

A wide ranging eastern species typically with maroon red flowers on a stem above the leaves, it forms stunning hybrids with flexipes and indeed is so precocious with other plants in it’s section that it can be hard to find a completely pure strain. According to Fred, red forms are more common at higher elevations. Note that the woodlanders marked with an * ship either early to mid march or summer dormant.

$12.00

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Trillium flexipes*

Nodding, white, sweet scented flowers are the attraction here. They prefer a somewhat neutral to alkaline soil and nod to varying degrees with northern forms often carrying their flowers below the leaves. The name apparently refers to the knee like bend at the top of the pedicel. Ovaries are typically white with pink streaks. Note that the woodlanders marked with an * ship either early to mid march or summer dormant.

$12.00

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Trillium grandiflorum*

It’s a weed here but a glorious one, the huge white flowers fade to pink as they age; good pink forms and doubles are legendary, At least some of the pinks seem to breed true from seed, doubles are another matter but they are starting to tissue culture some of them. I you wish to search for doubles look at the end of the season, the doubles tend to bloom later and hold their petals longer than the singles, making them stand out at a considerable distance. Note that the woodlanders marked with an * ship either early to mid march or summer dormant.

$12.00

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Trillium luteum*

A large yellow trillium similar to trillium cuneatum but with large sweet smelling yellow flowers sitting in the center of the mottled leaves, Luteum and cuneatum will hybridize and to confuse the matter further there are yellow forms of cuneatum and red forms of luteum. Luteum has a lemon scent, while cuneatum is more like Calycanthus, and some of the hybrids have a wonderful apple scent. It is restricted to a rather narrow range near the North Carolina Tennessee border but is very adaptable to gardens outside its range. Note that the woodlanders marked with an * ship either early to mid march or summer dormant.

$12.00

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Trillium recurvatum*

Small, maroon red, reflexed petals, a very unusual trillium, and almost impossible to misidentify, Prairie Trillium seems to prefer clay floodplain soils or rich woods over limestone. It is easy and long lived in the garden. Note that the woodlanders marked with an * ship either early to mid march or summer dormant.

$12.00

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Trillium stamineum*

A fantastic and rarely offered species found mostly along the border between Alabama and Mississippi, a member of the sessile group but with the petals flattened horizontal and twisted like a propeller, (unlike the author who is just plain twisted), the stamens are large and erect and eye-catching, not to mention nose catching with a strong carrion scent. Note that the woodlanders marked with an * ship either early to mid march or summer dormant.

$19.00

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Woodland Wildflowers

Trillium catesbaei*

Trillium cuneatum 'Sessile of Hort’*

Trillium cuneatum dark forms*

Trillium erectum luteum*

Trillium erectum*

Trillium flexipes*

Trillium grandiflorum*

Trillium luteum*

Trillium recurvatum*

Trillium stamineum*