Trillium 2014

[Lesley Cox]

T. rivale in any of its forms grows brilliantly in just about all the South Island of New Zealand, most of the North Island and the cooler parts of Victoria and NSW in Australia, without any soil modifications at all, so far as I can gather. Just a coolish, leafy soil suits it fine, and not drying out completely at any time.

[Diane Whitehead]

I think the importance of serpentine soil is that many plants can't grow in it, so it cuts
down the competition for those that can.

[Shadylanejewel]

Trillium pusillum

[Maggi Young]

I think the importance of serpentine soil is that many plants can't grow in it, so it cuts
down the competition for those that can.

I am sure that is  correct , Diane. I think it is often the case  that plants can tolerate certain conditions, rather than actually requiring them.

[Graham Catlow]

I have this pot full of Trillium chloropetalum giganteum sown summer 2010 and germinated spring 2011. They have remained untouched since then. When do I either re-pot them or plant them out please?

[Maggi Young]

We'd leave them be for a bit yet, Graham - plant them out when the parent plants would be going  past flowering. If they are in an open compost in that pot, so you could tip them out without damaging the roots,  then you might be able to split them for planting out from now - otherwise wait till May.

[Graham Catlow]

Thanks Maggie. I will leave them as you suggest.

[Lesley Cox]

Or, you could leave them as a group and plant the whole lot in a larger place, either a pot or I'd go for a spot in the garden, to give them ample expansion room without having tiny plants separated and fending for themselves. Maybe separate them further in another year.

[Menai]

Hi Erle, 

The following is from one of Russell Graham's posts to T-List

"What I have read suggests rivale "never" occurs naturally except on serpentine. Yet it is grown successfully in gardens in many parts of the world without any exceptional effort to modify the "local" soils wherever the plant is grown, other than to offer typical garden soils which may be quite unlike a serpentine environment."

 http://mailman.science.uu.nl/pipermail/trillium-l/2014-February/022730.html

I have found they do quite well in our garden beds which are also quite unlike a serpentine environment.

Very beautiful seedlings Erle.  I'm hoping as more of my T-List seed opens, some will be as dark as yours.  Unfortunately, I never ordered seeds from JJA.

Julie

Thank you Julie and everyone else who answered my question.

Erle

[Graham Catlow]

Or, you could leave them as a group and plant the whole lot in a larger place, either a pot or I'd go for a spot in the garden, to give them ample expansion room without having tiny plants separated and fending for themselves. Maybe separate them further in another year.

And that's another thought and one I quite like. I can see several advantages to it.
Thanks Lesley.

[Maggi Young]

Hi Erle, you might want to also add this to the Archibald seed thread: http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9360.0?
Cheers, M

 Matt, Erle, I've added that to  the Archibald pages.

[Jane]

The honey bees have been enjoying my Trillium rivale :-)

[ian mcenery]

Starting here too

T chlorapetalum and albidum

[Robert]

Wonderful to see our local California native Trilliums in a garden setting on the other side of the globe. They look great! Hopefully, I will be posting photos from their native habitat in about a month - some snow on the ground where they live, especially T. albidum.

[Jane]

Hi Ian you have a lovely garden.  Your Trilliums are looking fantastic     I'll have to pinch the idea of putting my T. albidums in front of my T. chloropetalum var. giganteum it really makes them stand out, and hopefully you may get some interesting seedlings?  Here is a photo of mine with with seedlings which I have waited years for!