A delectable clump of freshly emerged Large-flowered Trillium,
Trillium grandiflorum, Ohio's state wildflower. A good choice, it was.
I visited a magical sandstone canyon in the Hocking Hills this morning that was carpeted with trillium. A more impressive display of these stunning wildflowers would be hard to find.
Trillium carpet a rich wooded slope. The Large-flowered Trillium is bookended by a typical Red Trillium,
T.
erectum (L), and a a cream-colored form of the same. Inestimable numbers of both species occur here, including probably every flower variant of
Trillium erectum: red, cream, yellow, white, and greenish.
Spring is hard to beat.
