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trillium
noun
tril·li·um
ˈtri-lē-əm 
: any of a genus (Trillium) of herbs of the lily family with an erect stem bearing a whorl of three leaves and a solitary typically spring-blooming flower
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Overlapping state and national parks replete with coastal redwood and sequoia offer more than 38,000 acres of old growth that act as a haven for myriad wildflowers, including trillium, Douglas iris, leopard, Mariposa, and alpine lilies, snowflowers, and spotted coralroot.
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Krista Simmons and J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Notable blooms include the spring ephemerals — trillium, lady slipper orchids, crested dwarf iris, columbine, bleeding heart, and violets, to name a few — and the summer arrival of red cardinal flowers, purple-fringed orchids, and black-eyed Susans.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
Campbell understands rural Michigan down to its trillium roots.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024
Clad Home offers three options for filling, including trillium cushions for shoppers seeking a hypo-allergenic and animal-free choice.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2023
Pennsylvania is also growing less hospitable to native plants like the snow trillium, a delicate spring flower that’s poised to lose much of its habitat under climate change.
—Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2023
Myth #3: Native plants look weedy Tell that to a flowering dogwood, a nice, big clump of snow trillium (Trillium nivale), or a patch of lady slipper orchid (Cypripedium acaule).
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2023
Also look for trillium, wild geranium, jack-in-the-pulpit and yellow trout lily.
—Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2022
Visitors might identify a trillium flower by its three petals (which might be white, pink or purple), with the bloom jutting up above three leaves.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2023
Krista Simmons and J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Notable blooms include the spring ephemerals — trillium, lady slipper orchids, crested dwarf iris, columbine, bleeding heart, and violets, to name a few — and the summer arrival of red cardinal flowers, purple-fringed orchids, and black-eyed Susans.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
Campbell understands rural Michigan down to its trillium roots.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024
Clad Home offers three options for filling, including trillium cushions for shoppers seeking a hypo-allergenic and animal-free choice.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2023
Pennsylvania is also growing less hospitable to native plants like the snow trillium, a delicate spring flower that’s poised to lose much of its habitat under climate change.
—Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2023
Myth #3: Native plants look weedy Tell that to a flowering dogwood, a nice, big clump of snow trillium (Trillium nivale), or a patch of lady slipper orchid (Cypripedium acaule).
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2023
Also look for trillium, wild geranium, jack-in-the-pulpit and yellow trout lily.
—Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2022
Visitors might identify a trillium flower by its three petals (which might be white, pink or purple), with the bloom jutting up above three leaves.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2023
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trillium
noun
tril·li·um
ˈtril-ē-əm
: any of a genus of herbs related to the lilies that have three large leaves arranged around the upright stem at the same level and a single flower with three petals at the end of the stem
called also wake-robin
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