Trillium grandiflorum Large flowered Trillium, Wake robin Z 4-8

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  Care: sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil. Cut off flowers immediately after flowering to bring on new foliage, gorgeous into late fall.
  Native: Southern Europe

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