A brilliant rainbow is a dazzling sight to behold. When translating that spectacular sky-bridge onto paper, we use the acronym “ROYGBIV” to attempt a definition of the magical hues (Red, Orange, ...

One of spring’s most magical attractions quietly rises from the forest floor. Distinguished by a whorl of three leaves and three petals, the trillium contributes eye-catching forms and flashes of red, ...

Looks like: Red trillium can reach heights of 8-16 inches with a single, 2-2.5 inch-wide nodding, maroon to reddish brown flower at the top of the plant. Its leaves are found in a single whorl of ...

No spring shade garden is complete, in my estimation, without trilliums and their distinctive triads of leaves, sepals and petals. Our native Indiana trilliums are easy to grow, as long as we provide ...

Over the past several springs, I had seen few trilliums, and I wondered if this was one wildflower that our overabundant deer had finally eaten into extinction. Apparently not. In late April Mike ...

One of the ways I have been dealing with staying at home is getting to know my backyard better through a daily ‘Nature Minute’ where I find something in my backyard, flora or fauna (though usually ...

According to a recent report, many of these ‘charismatic’ wildflowers are threatened with extinction. Here’s what you can do to help. By Margaret Roach That good things come in threes was a lesson I ...

Any day now, two wonderful spring wildflowers will blossom on the floor of the Schuylkill Center’s forest, and if you love flowers, if you buy tickets to see the wonderful Philadelphia Flower Show, ...