View All Plants  ::  View All SHADE PERENNIALS

Trillium albidum

Fragrant White Toadshade

Plant Type:

SHADE PERENNIALS

Trillium albidum – is a large-growing and very beautiful species from the Pacific Northwest. In this population the mature plants of Fragrant White Toadshade as in T. sessile fashion sport three broadly ovate leaves mottled in brown and green. Each leaf can achieve 7” in length and width. The white standards can stretch to 4” tall by 1” wide. The anthers at its heart are white with yellow stamens. These plants emit a heady tea rose fragrance which may continue for upwards of a week. Early to bloom, it may require some protection in northern gardens but would be worth the effort: what a beauty! As with many Trillium it is slow to increase which makes it all the more precious. Trillium may arrive bare root or potted.


Height:

12-18 in

Spread:

12 in

Colors:

White

Zone:

5 to 7?
What is my hardiness zone?

Characteristics and Attributes for Trillium albidum

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer

Light

  • Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
  • Dappled Shade
  • Shade

Attributes

  • Fragrant
  • Specimen
  • Woodland

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Slow

Soil

  • Fertile
  • Draining

Origins

  • Pacific Northwest

Propagated By

  • Bare Root
  • Division

Genus Overview: Trillium

Common Name: Toadshade

Trillium is a magnificent woodland genus; most of the 49 taxa (49 according to Don Jacobs whose authority I accept) grace us with their presence right here in North America, a handful in East Asia and nowhere else. They are spring bloomers with many becoming dormant by midsummer. Their structure is basic, this from “American Treasures” by Don L. Jacobs and Rob L. Jacobs: “Adult individuals produce no basal foliage, only a whorl of 3 leaves at the stem summit. Furthermore, all floral parts are in whorls of three: 3 sepals, 3 petals, and 3 seed-bearing carpels jointed into a single pistil with 3 pollen-receptor stigmas.” Henceforth, the “Tri” in Trillium makes simple and elegant sense. Be assured: none of our woodland plants are wild collected. Site Trillium in fertile draining soil in part sun to open shade. They are tolerant of dry summer shade. All our plants are offered by division of their slow growing rhizomes.