Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)

Family: Trilliaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Trillium undulatum is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in) by 0.2 m (0ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4. It is in flower from May to June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils and can grow in very acid soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - cooked. The young unfolding leaves make a good potherb. — The young unfolding leaves make a good potherb.

Habitat & North American Range

Deep acid humus of pine, spruce, hemlock, oak, mixed deciduous-coniferous woods, rhododendron or mountain laurel thickets in south range, almost any acidic forested situation north, 10 - 1800 m. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)