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  Posted by BlueCandytuft (U3854676) on Saturday, 19th March 2011

  Trillium, are you there? Trillium, I'VE GOT A 2 INCH STEM ON THE TRILLIUM I TOLD YOU ABOUT. Sorry, I'm not shouting, I'm soo chuffed! I first mentioned the Trillium bulb I planted in October 2009. You said then that now was the waiting game - and how right you were. I also remember wondering if Trillium was named after you, because I know that sometimes flowers are named after people.Can you tell me what to expect next? Whatever it is, I guess it's going to be a long time coming!
  I really am thrilled
  lol BC

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  Posted by Stressed out (U11163734) on Saturday, 19th March 2011

  Trillium is so named because they produce three leaves, three sepals and three petals.
  Scientific Name. Trillium Family Name. Liliaceae (Lily Family)
  
  So Tri (for 3) and llium for the family (liliaceae)
  
  Very nice in wood land edge, deep soil and a bit of shade

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  Posted by Trillium (U2170869) on Saturday, 19th March 2011

  Well, I'm delighted that your Trillium is growing. It will reward your patience with beautiful, if few flowers each spring. It may be T. luteum, in which case they will be a greenish yellow. Or T. grandiflorum, and thus white. Or T. cuneatum or recurvatum or sessile, in which case they will be maroon. There are others, but these are the most likely. As before, best thing to do is leave them alone and mulch with leafmound in autumn and/or spring.
  
  RC is right, they are called Trilliums because everything about them is in threes.
  
  Enjoy your spring treasure

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  Posted by BlueCandytuft (U3854676) on Sunday, 20th March 2011

  Thank you both so much for your replies. I'm as thrilled now as I was when I first spotted the little stem. I gaze at it several times a day - as if gazing at her will make her grow ! ! It's been such a lovely day in East Sussex, we ( o h and myself) have spent a lot of time in the garden. We're both novices but get huge pleasure from our little plot. Thank you again for responding.
  
  LOL BC

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  Posted by jo4eyes (U13654107) on Sunday, 20th March 2011

  I am SO jealous!
  
  I've lost mine it never came back last year after trying well the previous 2yrs. I did have a problem with mice (?) attacking the emerging shoot so protected it, but not a sign at all last year...
  
  Well done. J.

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  Posted by crouchee (U13371975) on Sunday, 20th March 2011

  Equally jealous, they don't like my limey soil, however damp.
  By the way Trillium, remember I said my Lomartia ferruginea had survived the winter? I spoke too soon! It took six weeks to turn slowly from green to black.

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  Posted by Trillium (U2170869) on Monday, 21st March 2011

  Yes - this year's casualties have been:
  
  - everything that just scraped through last winter
  - all the penstemons
  - the Colocasia fontanesii in the greenhouse - think I started watering too early and it rotted
  
  Well - back to properly hardy plants now - including Trilliums!

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  Posted by mister-grow-it-all (U14591945) on Saturday, 26th March 2011

  Trillium, are you there? Trillium, I'VE GOT A 2 INCH STEM ON THE TRILLIUM I TOLD YOU ABOUT. Sorry, I'm not shouting, I'm soo chuffed! I first mentioned the Trillium bulb I planted in October 2009. You said then that now was the waiting game - and how right you were. I also remember wondering if Trillium was named after you, because I know that sometimes flowers are named after people.Can you tell me what to expect next? Whatever it is, I guess it's going to be a long time coming!
  I really am thrilled
  lol BC Ìý After reading the post above it made me think about Nomenclature and about plant hunting , I find it all very interesting, below are plant hunters names and plants that share it too
  
  Plants named after Joseph Hooker are the palms Arenga hookeriana , Pinanga hookeriana , Eremospatha hookeri and Raphia hookeri .
  
  
  
  George Don Memecylon donianum
  

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