By Mary Drew at Pasty Central (Mdrew) on Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 07:15 am:
It's official - spring is really, truly here... the Trilliums are blooming along the U.P. roadsides. The first two photos showing trilliums as far as the eye can see, were snapped between Germfask and Curtis, when John Sturos was passing through that area. Quite the field of flowers he spotted there, but with so much white amongst the green, it would have been hard to miss. Right around the same time John was taking his shots, I was doing the same, only they weren't quite as plentiful and mine were found near Alberta, just past L'Anse.
Some trivia facts about trilliums (source - Wikipedia):
1. Picking trillium flowers can seriously injure the plant.
2. It's illegal in Michigan, to pick and/or transplant trilliums from public lands without a permit from the State. (also in British Columbia, New York, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Washington)
3. Trillium seeds are spread around by ants and mice.
4. Trilliums are part of the Liliales or Lily order.
All I can say, is they sure are pretty, livening the landscape here UP North, so enjoy them while they last!
