Trillium flexipes 'Harvington Select'
(Bent Trillium 'Harvington Select')
Family - Melianthiaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Raised in Evesham, England
Discovered By - Bred by Hugh Nunn, a nurseryman and plantsman
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 45cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A clump-forming Perennial with an upright habit. Three large, mid to dark green leaves are rounded to ovate in shape and are held in a whorl at the top of each stem. White flowers have three reflexed petals, three incurved and pointed sepals, and a pale pink centre. the flowers are produced one per stem from mid to late spring. The pedicel of each flower has a kink (hence the common name of 'Bent Trillium') which causes the flowers to be held at right angles to the stems.
Flower:
White flowers have three reflexed petals, three incurved and pointed sepals, and a pink ovary at the centre. The flowers are produced one per stem in April and May.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Solitary, 3-petalled flowers
Flowering time: April, May
Foliage:
Three ovate to rounded leaves are held in a whorl at the top of each stem. The leaves are dark green and can reach to 20cm in length.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to rounded
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Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained. Unlike most Trilliums this variety will cope with an alkaline soil as long as it is rich in organic matter.
