They bloom for just about a week, but when they do, they carpet the forest floor in a swath of white and sometimes pink.
Trilliums are Ohio’s state wildflower, and are actually considered a perrenial herb; the green “leaves” are actually bracts. They spread by rhizome and are easy to kill if you “upset” the growth.
Facts aside, a field of trilliums under the forest canopy is my happy place. The wind in the trees and the flowers at my feet. The dog at my side. I might even write a poem!