American wake robin 'Snowbunting' Trillium grandiflorum f. polymerum 'Snowbunting' (d)

American wake robin 'Snowbunting'

ABOUT

'Snowbunting' is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial, to 40cm tall, with large, broadly ovate leaves and solitary, fully double, creamy-white flowers, 8-12cm across, in spring and early summer. The petals fade to pale pink with age

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About this plant

  • memoNames

    • Family

      Melanthiaceae

    • Synonyms

      American wake robin 'Snowbunting'

    • Common names

      Trillium grandiflorum 'Snowbunting'

  • infoCharacteristics

    • Foliage type

      Deciduous

    • Height

      0.1-0.5 metres

    • Spread

      0.1-0.5 metres

    • Hardiness zones

      H5

  • sunLight

    Partial Shade, Full Shade

  • scissorsPruning

    No pruning required

  • bambooSoil

    Sand, SoilLoam

  • pinSuitable locations

    • Hardiness zone

      Flower borders and beds Underplanting of Roses and Shrubs Cottage & Informal Garden

  • sproutPropogation

    • Propagate by seed sown in pots in a shady cold frame as soon as seed is ripe; takes 5-7 years to reach flowering size. Propagate rhizomes by division after flowering or cut out the growing point from the rhizome after flowering, which stimulates the formation of offsets

  • insectPests

    Slugs and snails may be a problem

  • microbeDiseases

    Generally disease free