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Triplet Lily, Triteleia laxa
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Spring–Summer

Triplet Lily

Triteleia laxa

Family: Asparagaceae

Powdery & Softfaintsweet
SeasonSpring–Summer
OriginWestern North America
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower

Powdery & Soft · Spring–Summer bloomer

Triplet lily produces loose umbels of funnel-shaped flowers in pale to vivid blue-violet on bare stems in late spring and early summer, naturalising beautifully in dry sunny gardens.

Symbolism & Meaning

constancy, pleasant memory

In the Victorian language of flowers, triplet lily means “Constancy”.

Habitat & Environment

Western North America

Triplet Lily is native to Western North America.

Quick Reference

  • Scientific NameTriteleia laxa
  • FamilyAsparagaceae
  • Native ToWestern North America
  • Bloom SeasonSpring–Summer
  • LifespanPerennial
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