Red Trillium Heralding Spring
by Barbara McMahon
Title
Red Trillium Heralding Spring
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Barbara McMahon
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Trillium erectum, also known as wake-robin, red trillium, purple trillium, Beth root, or stinking Benjamin, is a species of flowering plant native to the east and north-east of North America. It is a Spring ephemeral, an herbaceous perennial whose life-cycle is synchronised with that of the deciduous forests where it lives.
This plant grows to about 40 cm (16 in) in height with a spread of 30 cm (12 in), and can tolerate extreme cold in winter, surviving temperatures down to −35 C (−31 F). Like all trilliums, its parts are in groups of three, with 3-petalled flowers above whorls of pointed triple leaves. The leaves contain calcium oxalate crystals and crystal raphide, and should not be consumed by humans. The flowers are a deep red colour, though there is a white form. The flowers have the smell of rotting meat, as they are pollinated by flies.
The plant takes its name "wake-robin" by analogy with the Robin, which has a red breast heralding spring.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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April 27th, 2013
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Comments (7)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the PHOTOGRAPHY CLOSE UP - WELL FOCUSED OF WILD FLOWER...contest!
I'ina Van Lawick
Beautifully done, Barbara. One of my favorite wildflowers and a real harbinger of spring.
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you I'ina for your kind comment! I haven't seen Red Trilliums here too often.
Vickie Emms
This is a beautifully captured wildflower. Congratulations on your feature in Fine Art Wildflower Photography Group - 12-10-15
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you Vickie for the feature in the Fine Art Wildflower Photography Group! Very much appreciated.
Barbara McMahon
Thank you Robert Harmon for featuring "Red Trillium Heralding Spring" in the Nature Photography group! Much appreciated.
Barbara McMahon
Thank you Randy Rosenberger for featuring "Red Trillium Heralding Spring" in the awesome Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group! Your wonderful support is very much appreciated.
Randy Rosenberger
It certainly is a true sign of spring, and I love this red one, as most of our around home are all white. Lovely deep red and very well presented beauty, Barbara! It is an honor and a privilege as an administrator of one of the top groups on FAA, our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group, to promote and highlight your awesome artworks on our homepage in one of the prestigious positions, on our group Featuring HOMEPAGE! Your artworks show your love of what you do, and is refined to where we not only accept and promote your fine works, but welcome that opportunity. It is a pleasure to have you as a member of our family of friends and fine artists in the WFS group. Thanks for sharing! LIKED and FAVED Forever, Elvis
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