Prairie Trillium - Trillium recurvatum From our Preserves Zone: 5 - 9

Zone: 5 - 9

Wildlife Value: Flowers attract bumblebees

but a compact and adorable addition to any woodland

including a pollen specialist (Andrena arabis)

Conditions: Full to part sun

Prairie Trillium - Trillium recurvatum From our Preserves Zone: 5 - 9Meet another intriguing member of the trillium tribe, Prairie Trillium. A woodland rogue, this trillium has sepals that swoop low like secretive whispers and clawed maroon petals that curl inward, hiding what looks like a brooding, blood red heart and giving rise to its darker alias, "Bloody Butcher". After the early spring flowers fade, trios of mottled olive green leaves steal the show with their shade dappled allure. True to its more subdued common