Mark: Sorry for the slow reply about southern trilliums. We have been working with these species (T. maculatum, T. lancifolium, T. foetidissimum, T. ludovicianum, T. gracile, T. recurvatum, T. catesbiae, T. rugellii, T. pusillum, T. reliquum, T. cuneatum, T. luteum, T. vaseyi, T. erectum, T. decumbens, T. decipiens, T. underwoodii, etc. for nearly 10 years. Since 2001, have been growing large numbers of hand pollinated seed from our garden plants. The first of these are finally beginning to appear in our catalog. You will see many more as the years go by, but with any crop that has a 5-7 year production time, patience is certainly required. John Lonsdale and I have visited each others' gardens this spring and we both seem to be on the same track with regards to these trilliums. The future for nursery propagated southern trilliums, including some really outstanding forms, is very exciting. Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent Antennaria@aol.com wrote: >Hello, > >From the complete absence of response, can I assume no one grows the various >southeastern Trillium, except of course John Lonsdale who grows all of these >treasures. How do these easy-to-grow yet lesser-known treasures grow for >others. They're surprisingly hardy and successful here in northeastern USA. >Surely, there must be some comment. What, Jim McK... no comment on any of these??? >How do they grow for you all, do they set seed, can they be progagated, etc? >Are trillium just not as interesting as Alstroemeria, Ornithogalum, or >seemingly anything else? > > >