Rounded petals on a small white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
My father and I were fortune to head out looking for trilliums when they just happened to be in peak bloom in Virginia on April 23, 2024. Granted, we’d visited the area earlier in April, knowing it was too early for trillium but wanting to see if there was any evidence of them yet. At that time there weren’t, but when we returned they were everywhere. I was like a kid in a candy store with only a quarter and so many sweets I wanted to try. I felt overwhelmed.
A very pink “white” trillium (Trillium grandiflorum), with mayapple leaves in the background
An emerging pink-toned white trillium bud
This glowing white trillium has narrower and wavy petals
Over the course of about an hour I managed to photograph a sampling of the flowers we found. Despite the different shapes, sizes and colors, I believe all of these are examples of Trillium grandiflorum, sometimes known as white trillium or large-flowered trillium. But please let me know in the comments below if you know otherwise.
Even a seemingly imperfect trillium can be beautiful
Light pink petals of a white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
The trillium bud begins to open
White trillium, yellow stamens
Elegance of a white trillium
The bud becoming a bloom (Trillium grandiflorum)
The glow from within (Trillium grandiflorum)
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