Description
Stunning red flowers above the foliage – three dark red, pointed petals framed by 3 green or reddish green sepals. The scent of the flowers is the source of the common name, Stinking Benjamin – they emit odours to attract flies, which are the main pollinators. I would never consider them stinky, but maybe I didn’t sniff them at the right moment.
A most desirable Trillium; always seen in much smaller numbers than Trillium grandiflorum both in the wild and in cultivation.
Germination: Best sown fresh in pots, or kept in moist substrate and allowed to follow warm/cold moist cycles.
The germination is hypogeal: first it will form just a root/small rhizome and the first leaf will appear after a cold cycle. This species regularly germinate after 2 years (warm/cold cycles x 2 times).
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