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"Hi, this is Yolanda Vanveen on behalf of Expert Village." There are a lot of native
plants that make wonderful addictions to your garden. Tritilea or formerly known as Grodea
is one of those plants. Last summer when I was down in the Trinity Mountains of northern
California I saw them growing wild all over the mountainside. There just beautiful. They
look just like an Agapanthus Flower but instead of a clump they'll be only one or two coming
up almost like a Crocus and there really short plants. Almost an Alum shape as well. And
they make great cut flowers and great gummer flowers. They bloom in the summertime in the
Trinity Mountains they were blooming in July. Otherwise here in the northwest they'll bloom
even earlier even May or June. they also call them Ethereals spear because I guess they
have been around for quiet a while and when the first Pilgrims came across on the Oregon
trail they saw them everywhere and it was there hope and dream to see all these plants
in bloom after being on the rough journey all the way across the Midwest, it was such
a treat for them. The bulbs themselves are just really tiny and it's hard to tell which
way is up, they just look like really round mounds. So i just put them sideways or up
and down if I can find a tip. And because they are such a smaller plant they like to
be in groups, I always plant four or six or eight or even kind of fill up a pot. Just
take the top portion and probably put even twelve or so in one pot and you don't need
to plant them too deeply, just a couple inches is enough. Trielea or formerly known as Grodea
love full hot sun or even a little bit of shade and lots of drainage. There in the iris
family and they will be a big hit in your native garden.