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Trillium x freatum 'Spencer'
Spencer Toadshades
Item #: 16023
Zones: 5a to 9a
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 12" tall
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Trillium x freatum 'Spencer' is a 2020 Plant Delights/JLB introduction of what we feel are naturally-occurring hybrids between Trillium cuneatum and Trillium freemanii that we first discovered in Van Buren County, TN in 2000. Here, it grew at 2,000' elevation on a north-facing slope with Hydrangea arborescens. It's certainly possible that this actually represents a new, undiscovered species, but due to the variable petal width (between T. freemanii and T. cuneatum), our current thinking leans toward a hybrid population. The dark green and silver mottled foliage sits atop stout, 8" tall stems, topped in mid-April (NC) with purple petals.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Trillium
Flower Color: Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Spotted/Speckled
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens
Other: Edimentals , Dwarf Plants , Pollinator Plants , North American Native Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plant Delights Introductions , Plants Named After Animals , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Colored Foliage , Patterned Foliage , Plant Delights Creations and Discoveries , United States Native Plants