Trillium Flower by Lizzy

Spring is a time when new things bloom and are born. Among those things is a flower called the trillium. They are "native to North America and East Asia (funflowerfacts.wordpress.com)" and are found all over the US. From April to June you can find them on any trail.

This flower is found mostly in North America and Asia. "38 different species of trillium dwell here in the US and 43 in the whole world (www.fs.fed.us). " There is 4 different colors the trillium can be, white, pink, yellow, or purple. The color you will usually find in Washington is white.

The trillium flower "belongs to the Liliaceae (lily) family (www.fs.fed.us)." One interesting fact about the trillium is that they do not really have leaves. Although you can mistake them for leaves, trillium do not have any proven leaves or stem. "The above ground plant is just holding the flower up (www.fs.fed.us)." It functions a lot like a leaf but is technically not.

"Also known as the trinity flower (funflowerfacts.wordpress.com)," the trillium changes a lot as it ages. Certain trillium start to change colors over time. "The western white trillium (one that you will usually find on the west side of the US and Canada(www.fs.fed.us))" starts at white and slowly fade to a purple or pink. Along with its nickname, the trinity flower, it is given others as well. Those including the wake-robin. Given to the flower "because they bloom just around the time the robins come back from their winter migration(funflowerfacts.wordpress.com)."

The trillium blooms at a very special time of the year and it just happens to be ending this week. If you were to go on a walk you might see a few purple trillium slowly going back into hibernation. So get outside fast so you can enjoy the trillium while you can!