Common Name | Foam flower |
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Family | Saxifragaceae |
Genus | Tiarella |
species | -- |
Plant Type | Perennial |
US Patent # | PP16738 |
EU Grant # | EU20614 |
Bloom Time | May, June |
Flower Color | Pink |
Foliage Color | Green, Purple, Red |
Dormancy | Winter |
Exposure | Part Shade, Full Shade |
Growth Habit | Mounding |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
How Different? | It has distinctive leaves and a creeping habit. |
Landscape Value | Colorfully marked foliage and charming flowers. Use as a groundcover in the woodland or shade garden. Good under high branching shrubs. |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Persistence | Evergreen |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 8" / 12" / 13" |
Soil (Garden) | Rich and moist with an organic component. |
Water (Garden) | Average |
Special Uses | Deep South, Deer Resistant, Winter Color |
Comments | Did well at the Dallas Arboretum in their Perennials for Purgatory trials. |
Tiarella ‘Sugar and Spice’
Dramatic, lacy leaves with painted, heavily-marked centers are seen in summer to winter. Lightly fragrant, spring flowers are uniquely “frosted with pink with a white interior,” says Ken. The shiny leaves appear to be lacquered and look fabulous all year here at the nursery! Dan gives this clumper #1 status.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 8″ / 12″ / 13″
Exposure: Part Shade, Full Shade
Bloom Time(s): May, June
Water (Greenhouse) | Dry slightly between waterings. |
EC | 0.6 – 0.9 |
pH | 5.5 – 6.8 |
Fertility Needs | 150 – 200 ppm |
Notes | — |
Finish Time to 4″ | 6 – 8 weeks |
Finish Time to Gallon | 10 – 12 weeks |
Day Length for Flowering | Day Neutral |
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