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Trillium kurabayashii (Giant Purple Trillium)

Giant Purple Trillium
Zone: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Exposure: Light/Bright Shade
Height: Maximum 18 feet
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Described from near the mouth of Oregon’s Rogue River in the early 70s and endemic to that region as a northernmost form or representative of T. chloropetalum. These seeds, second generation and now 4 year plants, grow to 18” with purple mottled leaves and brick red to occasionally orange-yellow flowers. Prefers summer dry in dappled shade but not difficult. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7.
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:18 PM

One of the most sought after west coast native species with mottled, ornamental leaves. Flower color ranges from reddish-purple to beige.

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