Paris quadrifolia
Paris quadrifolia has a whorl of four leaves and a flower with green sepals subtending thin green petals, yellow stamens and a black ovary all followed by a single blue berry.
Description:
Paris quadrifolia is a lovely Trillium relative from the Himalayas, Western China, and southeast Asia. The stem is circled by a whorl of four bright green leaves which is echoed by the flower with its own whorl of four green bracts subtending threadlike green petals, yellow stamens and a black ovary. The flower produces a single, long-lasting, blue berry that looks like a blueberry but is inedible. Plants are rhizomatous forming nice colonies fairly quickly. Hardy to zone 5b.
Common Name: Paris
Family: Trilliaceae (The Trillium Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Green
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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