Not one trillium

I am so disappointed!! Saw the remains of just a couple of trillium last year but so far, nothing!! Now that some of the tree canopy has gone I guess they don't like it. However, the sun is not strong yet so can't imagine why they haven't shown!! Any ideas?? Kathleen - anyone??

We here didn't have the moisture like last winter,cold either come to think of it but have a feeling that perhaps our squirrels or perhaps mice got mine. Only found 1 and it was white on the leaves like freezer burn?? Don't know either just supposition' Maybe they just croak after so many years,think???

A nursery near me is only open March - June and they have a Spring garden. I went trolling off round there last weekend and their Trilliums are flowering :(

My trilliums don't show thier faces until almost June, so perhaps you just need to wait abit longer. If they don't come, we'll talk...

Sounds good Kathleen!! I like talking to you!!! We digress so much when we do that it seems we hardly ever hit on our favourite subject!! OK - "I" digress!! lolol!!

i bid on some trilliums on ebay yesterday

And how did you do??? When will you know the result? Where they very expensive?? I know, I'm really nosey :-)

still have a few days left but it is a dutch auction and the guy has 200 of them. someone posted a link here somewhere but here it is again. and they are only about $2.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2009691586&ssPageName=ADME:B:BN:US:1

louisa,
did you get any from that guy on eBay?
Let me know,
SYR36

woho i got the 10 i wanted yeaaa

No SYR I did not!! I don't use ebay but trying to pick up the nerve to do it!! :-) well done Troy - lucky you!! Did you realize that I live in Troy by the way!! :-)

You may have been looking for them a bit early. My trilliums are just starting to flower now. Some that I planted last year, didn't show their heads at all last year, but they popped up this year, so it may depend on when you planted them.

Karen you are so right!! I'm hopping around like a demented bunnie!! Found two quite large clumps of them and the buds are pushing up. You can't imagine how happy I am!! I didn't plant them at all - that's what's so wonderful!! They are growing in my forest!! Oh happy day!!

yipppeeeee i am so glad them little varmits are up
louisa ,,,cause i was thinking i was going to have to come up there and look myself ..lol [[nana]]

the white ones are blloming down the road from here in zone 5 but my purple ones are up but not blooming yet...

I found some more!! Just nodding their heads now and can't wait to see them open up!! Thanks for the thought nana - I'm like a little kid at Christmas :-)

Yippee! Yep, nana and I would have been trmping all over your woods digging those beauties out so you could see 'em! Take pictures!

I will Kathleen - I'm so delighted!!! Wish I had a digital though!! By the way, the 'pink' flowers I discovered the other day are now wild rhodos or azaleas!! Isn't that wonderful???

I have acres of them, they are blooming everywhere, last year my kids even moved some of them along with may apples to their gardens, and I see the leaves came up, but no flowers in their garden planted trilliums..

KBlueberry - I thought my plants were trilliums but turned out to be lady's slippers. However, I'm still keeping my eyes open for new discoveries every day!! Since we are still in May, they might appear yet!! :-)

Louisa, do you want to trade??? heheh...i've been looking for ladys slippers (which is a native plant in my area), just can't find any!

From what I have learnt, it is difficult to transplant them!! :-)