Trillium cuneatum

Trillium cuneatum subsp. var.	Sweet Betsy, Toad shade
	Habit: herbaceous Height: ⇕ to Width: ⇔ to 24in 16in Height: ⇕ warning.png"" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. to 24 in Width: ⇔ warning.png"" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. to 16 in Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠ Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring	Exposure: ☼ part-sun, shade Water: ◍ Features: ✓ flowers Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place Minimum Temp: ☃ °Fwarning.png"°F" is not a number. USDA Zones: 6 to 9 Sunset Zones: Flower features: ❀ red, pink
	Trilliaceae > Trillium cuneatum var. ,

Trillium cuneatum or Sweet Betsy is a flowering perennial plant which is native to parts of the southeastern United States that flowers in early March to mid April. It is also known as whip-poor-will flower, large toadshade, purple toadshade, and bloody butcher. The plant has three broad, mottled leaves surrounding a sessile, banana-scented flower. The petals are erect and maroon, bronze, green, or yellow in color. This wildflower prefers to grow in rich soils mostly upland woods, especially limestone soils, also in less calcareous sites. It is found at elevations of 50–400 meters (165–2300 feet).

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