Yellow Trillium is a beautiful spring wildflower endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains, producing mottled, bronze-green leaves and erect lemon-yellow flowers with a sweet citrus fragrance. It is prized by wildflower enthusiasts and grows in rich cove forests at moderate to high elevations. Like all trilliums, it grows slowly from seed.
Best time to see a Yellow Trillium
The best time to see a Yellow Trillium is April, when about 67% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 3,056 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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