Trillium 2015

[Michael J Campbell]

Trillium rivale seed germinating today, we don't have winter here

[Herman Mylemans]

Trillium rivale seed germinating today, we don't have winter here

Michael, when did you have sown them? Today it is here 15°C!

[johnralphcarpenter]

Gorgeous double forms of T. grandiflorum! I hope to find one someday. Meanwhile, I am looking for an answer regarding the green variants.
I found this spring a few nice looking, vigorous and healthy. They are called ‘aberrant’ and they are infected (supposedly); the saying goes that they will deteriorate in time (?).
I have seen many truly aberrant green Trillium grandiflorum but those usually look badly very early on.

I would be very interested to know if anyone grows or has/had propagated such forms? (not necessarily of T. grandiflorum). Thanks in advance.
This is my green variant#3
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It's a virus, isn't it? Or so says my Ontario Wildflowers book. Here's two I photographed on the Niagara Escarpment in May 2013.

[Herman Mylemans]

It's a virus, isn't it? Or so says my Ontario Wildflowers book. Here's two I photographed on the Niagara Escarpment in May 2013.

Ralph it is probably mycoplasma.

[t00lie]

Dave, 590 pots, that is a lot! At the moment I have 40 pots (sowing previous year together with this year). I use bigger pots, the seedlings will stay there for a few years, depending how quick they grow. It is much easier then transplanting in small pots.

Its 650 pots now Herman ... managed to pot up a few more 

Like you I also use bigger pots ...... or whatever I have available .Here's a pic of a few pots of varying sizes i took tonight that belong to an extra 230 pots of seed that have germinated but I haven't touched yet.
Then there are about another 110 pots yet to show any activity...It's just a hobby I keep telling myself.   

I'm like 'playing around 'with Trilliums whether as seed , divisions , or seedlings and finding out what is fact and what is fiction and what works well in my situation .

I had about a 10% loss last season by disturbing the T. cotyledons so young from a documented experiment in the shade house.....which I was okay with . As it was only a small experiment of 20 seedlings I thought I would increase the numbers this season and record the results .

When I get time I'll make a few comments regarding Trillium division.

Cheers Dave.

[Herman Mylemans]

Its 650 pots now Herman ... managed to pot up a few more 

Like you I also use bigger pots ...... or whatever I have available .Here's a pic of a few pots of varying sizes i took tonight that belong to an extra 230 pots of seed that have germinated but I haven't touched yet.
Then there are about another 110 pots yet to show any activity...It's just a hobby I keep telling myself.   

I'm like 'playing around 'with Trilliums whether as seed , divisions , or seedlings and finding out what is fact and what is fiction and what works well in my situation .

I had about a 10% loss last season by disturbing the T. cotyledons so young from a documented experiment in the shade house.....which I was okay with . As it was only a small experiment of 20 seedlings I thought I would increase the numbers this season and record the results .

When I get time I'll make a few comments regarding Trillium division.

Cheers Dave.

Dave, have you enough place in the garden for all those Trilliums when they start to flower?

[Gabriela]

It's a virus, isn't it? Or so says my Ontario Wildflowers book. Here's two I photographed on the Niagara Escarpment in May 2013.

According with the latest studies the greening of the T. grandiflorum flowers is caused by infection with a plant pathogen belonging to the genus Phytoplasma (mycoplasma-like organism). Phytoplasmic infections are usually confined to the phloem and most often result in the transformation of floral parts to leafy green structures (and hence sterility).

But there is a huge difference between the usual distorted, often one flowered stem Trilliums and the established clumps I found last year. This is why I was wondering if there are any cultivated such forms. Phytoplasmic infections are not always detrimental when it comes to ornamental qualities.

[t00lie]

Dave, have you enough place in the garden for all those Trilliums when they start to flower?

The short answer Herman is no ......  

[Herman Mylemans]

 For the first time Trillium decipiens is going to flower. I think it is to early because of the warm weather ( still 13°C, not  normal for the time of the year)