Trillium lancifolium Shotgun Wedding Stokesia The hairy leaves clothe the

The hairy leaves clothe the upright 6' tall stems that are topped with spectacular purple-and-white velvety flowers from late summer until frost in fall

4' wide clump is topped with light lavender hummingbird friendly flowers on 30" tall stalks in early summer

The 5' tall stalks of tall white bell-shaped flowers appear in late spring

It's taken us five years to rebuild stock for a second offering

where it lives alone as the only member of the genus

Trillium lancifolium Shotgun Wedding Stokesia The hairy leaves clothe theIn our garden we originally planted divisions of two forms of Trillium lancifolium near each other one from northern Florida and another from northern Georgia. Years ago, we gathered the first garden seed from these and, when the seedlings finally flowered in 2012, we discovered the after effects of some horticultural hanky panky. The offspring, which we named Trillium 'Shotgun Wedding' (it's a southern thang), represents a cross between both forms.