Hello from Sunlight Gardens, your premiermail order source for wildflowers, ferns, vines, perennials, and shrubs of eastern North America. NEWS FLASH!! We now have seed propagated Trilliums. They are 8 to 10 years old and have already bloomed at least once. This is a perfect time to plant them. We ship them ONLY when dormant and with the exception of Great White Trillium, they come potted! Read more below. We grow hardy, robust plants that will beautify your gardens and support a diversity of wildlife. We can help you succeed by providing you with solid information, a great selection, and high quality plants. Our plants grow! And rest assured that all our plants are entirely nursery propagated. Our goal for 2008 is to grow the best plants for you in the most sustainable way. One way we will conserve natural resources is to reduce the amount of materials we print - including our catalog. We no longer print a full color, glossy, 36 page catalog. Mailing, paper, and ink costs have sky rocketed along with oil and fuel prices. You can, however, download a copy of our 2007 handbook and catalog to your own computer, if you prefer, and print it out yourself. Our web site is secure. You can order on-line or if you prefer, you can print an order form or use the one in our price list, and send us your order via snail mail. And for those of you in the states to whom we cannot ship plants due to cost and agricultural restrictions (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, and WA), please feel free to download the pdf version of our handbook and study the web site for information purposes. Our October featured plants are Trilliums. We now have 5 species that are entirely nursery propagated. Trillium luteum, Yellow Trillium, is the most common species in our area. It has large yellow/green flowers that sit right on top of beautifully mottled leaves. Trillium cuneatum, Little Sweet Betsy, the largest of the eastern sessile Trilliums, has dark red flowers and mottled foliage and tends to form clumps. The next three Trilliums have stalked or pedicilate flowers. Trillium flexipes, Bent Trillium, has creamy white flowers and dark green leaves. Trillium sulcatum, Southern Red Trillium, has large purple-maroon flowers and very large leaves. And Trillium grandiflorum, Great White Trillium has large white flowers that turn pink with age. All of these species are easy to grow and prefer shade and good soil that is slightly basic except for T. sulcatum which wants it acidic. They can only be shipped when dormant generally meaning now through March or so. But best time to PLANT is NOW through late fall rather than spring. Our numbers are still limited but we are looking forward to sharing these beauties with you. |
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 New this Year!
Trillium cuneatum Little Sweet Betsy Little Sweet Betsy, the largest of the eastern sessile Trilliums (up to 15" tall), has dark red flowers and beautiful mottled foliage and tends to form clumps. It occurs from southern Kentucky to Alabama and Mississippi west of the Appalachians. In rich, upland woods on limestone soils, it may grow by the thousands. This Trillium flowers before the others - mid-March here in Tennessee. Flower odor is slightly spicey. click here |
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| Good Companions for Trillium | |
| Trillium luteum | Yellow Trillium |
| Trillium flexipes | Bent Trillium |
| Trillium sulcatum | Southern Red Trillium |
| Trillium grandiflorum | Great White Trillium, Showy Wake-Robin |
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| Native Plants | Showy Berries & Fruits |
| Good Fragrance | Evergreen |
| Good Fall Color | Semi-Evergreen |
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Our 2008 Price List will be mailed soon Request a Price List by mail or download a .pdf Price List (2.8 megs) Our 2007 catalog is available as a .pdf. Catalog: SunlightGardens2007.pdf (7.9 megs) Order Form: SunlightGardensForm.pdf (80 k) Browse our catalog alphabetically by either the latin or the common name. Match plants with your conditions of soil, light, water and more click here to search All our plant descriptions include the temperature zones in which each will thrive. Look at our Hardiness Zone map to determine which zone number matches your location.
Are deer a problem? These plants are generally not tasty to deer. Drought Tolerant Just getting started? Try something easy to grow. Got a green thumb? Want a challenge? Try something difficult or tricky. Or try something not too hard. |
