Right now, the Trillium are in full bloom. Trillium are a beautiful herbaceous perennial that grow in light to medium shade in moist to dry woods. They get their name from the fact that all leaf and flower parts come in multiples of three. There are dozens of varieties of Trillium. They are easily recognizable by the three petaled flowers on each stalk.
Colors range from white to red to yellow and various shades in between.
I am fortunate to have a collection of these plants growing in my wild garden. Most will grow in a good sandy loam with humus added. Do not dig these beautiful flowers out of the wild, though. Trillium plants have disappeared from many areas due to development and over-digging. Trilliums are slow to grow from seed and can take up to 10 years to bloom once the seed has germinated.