Trillium kamtschaticum
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −28.9 °C
Cultivation
Prefers a deep well-drained woodland or humus-rich soil in a somewhat shady position that remains moist in the summer. Any transplanting is best done whilst the plants are in flower. Plants can flower in two years from seed. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits.
Propagation
Seed - best sown in a shaded cold frame as soon as it is ripe. Division with care when the plants die down after flowering. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is best to pot up smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame until they are growing away well. Plant them out in the following spring.
Edible uses
Fruit. No more details are given.
Medicinal uses
The root contains steroidal saponins, which have hormonal effects on the body.
Habitat
Humus-rich soils in woodlands, N. Japan. Forests, forest margins and moist places at elevations of 500 - 1400 metres in Jilin province in China.
Native range
E. Asia - Japan, Korea.