Trillium gracile Shelby Superstar Hardy Orchids Even with the amazingly wide

Even with the amazingly wide borders

dark-purple foliage of this excellent Japanese hybrid

the flower stalks grow rapidly from the woody underground base to 3' in length

The evergreen foliage (Zone 7 and south) is topped in early spring by medium-sized

Trillium gracile Shelby Superstar Hardy Orchids Even with the amazingly wide(aka: Trillium gracile A3LA 067) In 2004 when we visited a population of Trillium gracile in Shelby County, Texas, we noticed that most plants in the population made small small clumps, but we did find a single clone that formed a huge clump. We returned with a single division, which has now formed massive 30" wide clumps in the garden with over 100 flowering stems annually, from which we're finally able to share. The 11" tall stalks are topped with