species
Tiarella cordifolia
Foam flower
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Tiarella cordifolia belongs to the family Saxifragaceae, also known as Foam flower, introduced to the UK. It reaches 30 cm tall and 40 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or shade, on loam or peat soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from May to June and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 30 cm tall × 40 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade, Shade
- Soil
- Loam, Peat
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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