Trillium sp nov freemanii Ruby Falls coll A1NC 056 Napaea The wire-thin 6" tall flower

The wire-thin 6" tall flower stalks emerge for us in late September

so you'll always have plenty to share

This is an exceptional form we collected on a plant rescue in Wake Co

each highlighted by a dark purple stripe down the back center of each petal and a very dark purple lip surrounding a yellow throat

We have yet to have anyone identify this strange Florida Panhandle endemic as a baptisia

Trillium sp nov freemanii Ruby Falls coll A1NC 056 Napaea The wire-thin 6" tall flowerWe sure opened a can of worms when we discovered what initially seemed to be a disjunct population of Trillium ludovicianum in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 1998, growing alongside Trillium cuneatum. As we studied them in the wild, we found them to be earlier flowering, much taller (14" vs. 10") and with much longer and more blunt tipped petals than T. cuneatum. Publication of this as a new species was delayed when DNA testing showed several new