Trillium 2009

[Robin Callens]

Trilliums in the cold frame are about 10 days ahead on those in the garden.
Many of our seedlings of the western sessiles are flowering for the first time.
Here are some pics of hybrids (?) between Trillium cholorpetalum, T. kurabayashii and T. albidum:

[Maggi Young]

Wow, Robin, very exciting to see these!

[Paul T]

Robin,

Beautiful.  You have some VERY nice plants that you grow. 

[maggiepie]

Very beautiful plants Robin, thanks for posting them

[Jim McKenney]

Very nice plants, Robin - much nicer than most of our eastern sessiles. I've raised hybrids from our eastern sessiles (I live in Maryland, USA) and so I know how long it takes for them to bloom from seed.
A noticed your age on your profile: either you were a very precocious gardener with a very productive start with trilliums, or there is more to the story. 
When I see how beautiful some hybrid trilliums are, and I take into consideration how long it takes to make progress with them,  it's enough to make me wish I were a younger man.
But the future is yours, and good luck with it: you are off to a great start.

[annew]

Very nice indeed, Robin.

[Melvyn Jope]

Beautiful range of colours Robin, many thanks for showing us these.

[ian mcenery]

Lovely Robin what an interesting colour range. Are these deliberate crosses ?

[Lvandelft]

A noticed your age on your profile: either you were a very precocious gardener with a very productive start with trilliums, or there is more to the story. 
When I see how beautiful some hybrid trilliums are, and I take into consideration how long it takes to make progress with them,  it's enough to make me wish I were a younger man.

I feel the same Robin!
What an impressive collection you have already!

[Robin Callens]

Very nice plants, Robin - much nicer than most of our eastern sessiles. I've raised hybrids from our eastern sessiles (I live in Maryland, USA) and so I know how long it takes for them to bloom from seed.
A noticed your age on your profile: either you were a very precocious gardener with a very productive start with trilliums, or there is more to the story. 

I particularly like the south eastern trilliums (T. maculatum, discolor, decumbens, underwoodii, reliquum, lancifolium, ludovicianum, foetidissimum, ...). The Trilliums on the photos are from seed sown in 2003 and 2004 partly seed of my own plants and partly seed from New-Zealand. I have an older brother (Clint) and a father (José) who are deep into plants so i practically grew up together with Trillium, Arisaema, Paris, etc. seedlings.

Robin.

[Robin Callens]

Lovely Robin what an interesting colour range. Are these deliberate crosses ?

None of them are deliberate crosses.

Robin

[Jim McKenney]

i practically grew up together with Trillium, Arisaema, Paris, etc. seedlings.
Robin

I see you keep the best company. Keep it up!

[Robin Callens]

Some more pics of western sessile Trillium hybrids:

[Paul T]

That dark leaf is very special, and i love the yellowy green as well.  Beautiful!!  Here, the Trilliums are just little points sitting above the ground waiting months until they start into growth.  Then again, nothing I have is going to look much like any of the ones you have posted here.    Delightful pics, Thanks.

[Michael J Campbell]

Trillium rivale,

A few pics showing the variation in flower shape and colour.