White Trillium

       We have a patch of Periwinkle in front of the house that encircles several Locust trees.   Residing also in this shady spot is one White Trillium.   It has bloomed every year that we have lived here.   That would be 27 years.

       This picture is one I took last year, around May 10th.   In it the Trillium has turned pink, which it does right before it dies for the season. Trilliums have three petals.   The name translates to “three” in Latin.   In 1987, it became the official wildflower for the state of Ohio.   You can see that the Lillies of the Valley are just starting to bloom, as the Trillium is fading.