weekend in a nutshell: trilliums

Posted on May 7, 2012 by imadeitso

took a walk through the forest and enjoyed the trilliums in full bloom. i’ve written about our trilliums before. the white ones (Trillium grandiflorum, capital T intentional) are our provincial flower, and also the state wildflower of ohio (thanks wiki).

so many pretty shades of white, lavender and red.

white trillium provincial flower ontario

trilliums flower

trillium flower red

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4 Responses to weekend in a nutshell: trilliums

  1. Ali says:
    May 7, 2012 at 11:45 am

    Woo, pretty! When I was in Ottawa last week I practically fell over a patch of red trilliums. I was trying to figure out if it’s an offense to pick the red ones as well as the white. What do you think?

    • imadeitso says:
      May 7, 2012 at 12:39 pm

      hi ali! the red ones are so pretty. like you, i grew up thinking that it was illegal to pick trilliums. but it seems that the only law is against picking them in conservation areas, and provincial and national parks (where it’s illegal to remove any vegetation and earth). i know a few years ago, there was a politician trying to protect them with a province-wide law. i think picking trilliums is still frowned upon because they are our provincial emblem, but also because one species is endangered (not the white trillium, but another type found further to the south). i don’t know for sure, but when in doubt, i try to follow what i tell my kids: let nature be nature.

  2. Victoria says:
    May 7, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    Beautiful! I love trilliums, I’m always so happy to see them blooming in the forest. From what I understand, the reason why it’s discouraged to pick trilliums is because they’re so slow-growing and all the nutrients they need to grow are stored in the green ‘leaves’ that immediately surround the flower, so when you pick that part, the plant isn’t able to re-grow for years afterward. I only found that out a couple of years ago after picking three near our house… I felt so guilty. :( Hopefully one day I’ll have a house where they can grow and then I can enjoy them guilt-free!