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Large-flowered Trillium grows up to 18 inches tall and is a native perennial in Wisconsin. The flower is white but becomes pink-tinted later in the season. It has three large, white petals that are two to three inches across and usually have ruffled or wavy edges. Its petals are arranged around a central group of several yellow stamens. The plant's leaves are three to six inches long and two to five inches wide. They are ovate shaped with a pointed tip and a tapered base. The leaves are arranged in a whorl. Large-flowered Trillium does best in partial shade in woodlands of deciduous hardwood trees in humus-rich well-drained soil. (EW)