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Bloody butcher

Trillium recurvatum

Bloody butcher
Photo: (c) Ryan Sorrells, some rights reserved (CC BY) · iNaturalist

About Bloody butcher

# Bloody Butcher Trillium

If you love wildflowers, bloody butcher is a real treasure for your garden. This native wildflower blooms with deep burgundy petals that really catch the eye, and the unusual name comes from those rich, dark colors. It's a wonderful plant for welcoming native bees and other pollinators into your yard. Since it's a perennial, it'll come back year after year, giving you that same beautiful show without replanting.

Growing bloody butcher is pretty straightforward. It prefers a shady spot with moist soil, much like the woodland floor where it naturally grows. Plant it in the spring and let it settle in. Once established, it's quite low-maintenance and hardy. You'll find it's a rewarding plant that keeps rewarding you season after season with minimal fuss.

Native to 26 states