Trillium oostingii Camden Purple New Guinea and subsequently named and introduced

and subsequently named and introduced by our friends at Camellia Forest

forming an 18" tall x 3' wide specimen topped

yingeri 'Treasure Island' cross makes a 4' wide clump

no wonder it was named the 2013 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association

(aka: Epimedium PDN 06-001) Epimedium 'Candy Striper'

Trillium oostingii Camden Purple New Guinea and subsequently named and introducedWhen we first visited the famed South Carolina Trillium oostingii site in 2005, prior to its naming, we were fascinated to see that a tiny (<1%) of the yellow flowered population had purple flowers, with absolutely no sign of any intermediates. It's taken us seventeen years of growing these from seed to have enough of the rare purple forms to share, and our supply is very limited. The 8" tall size and mottled leaf pattern are identical to the normal