Trillium oostingii 'Solitary Man'

Solitary Man Unillium

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Item #: 12585

Zones: 6a to 9b, at least

Dormancy: Summer, Fall

Height: 1" tall

Culture: Light Shade

Origin: United States

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


To our knowledge, this is the first commercialized unillium. So, what is a unillium? Trillium 'Solitary Man' is a genetic mutation of the rare Trillium oostingii, that only produces simple, non-trifoliate 2-3" round leaves and no flowers. From a single division of a large clump in situ, we have grown this odd, but surprisingly vigorous mutant since 2005, and in that time, it's made a lovely 1" tallx 15" wide clump due to a branched rhizome that seems to grow in circles. Each leaf is a lovely silver green, adorned with dark olive blotching. We are pleased to finally share this botanically bizarre, rock garden-sized selection with the gardening world.