jeweled wakerobin
Trillium simile
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size12 to 18 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White , yellow , purple , brown
- Foliage color
- Green
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Jeweled wakerobin (Trillium simile) is a perennial for shade gardens, pollinator gardens, and meadows. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and dry to average soil. Its white flowers are sweetly fragrant and bloom in early to late spring, and bees visit them. It is a spring ephemeral that may go dormant by summer. It grows slowly and may sulk a bit in its second year, so give it time to settle in.
Pairs well with Bloodroot, Goldenseal, Lady fern, and Aureola Japanese forest grass.
Native range
GA, NC, SC, and TN.