I don’t know if the Great White Trilliums have finally opened up, as these three and all the other the Trillium grandiflorums have disappeared along my path to the pond. There are some stems in spots, or like these three, no evidence left that there had been a trillium growing there except for the photo taken a few days ago.
Great White Trillium as well as other trilliums are a favored food of white-tailed deer. Indeed if trilliums are available deer will seek these plants, with a preference for Great White Trillium, to the exclusion of others. If they keep eating the same trilliums each year, it can lead to extinction of those plants along my path and then the Nodding Trilliums will have to be the new favorite deer snack.
Great White Trillium No More
