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  • TIARELLA cordifolia
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    TIARELLA cordifolia

    Commonly known as Coolwort, Foam flower

     AWARD
    White flowers, leaves in rosettes
     
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    • Good to know
      Ideal for groundcover and a shady border
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, vine weevil
    • Place of origin
      North America
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
    • White
    • Racemes
      Spike-like racemes 10-30cm (4-12in) long
    • Star-shaped
      5-10mm (¼-½in) across
    • Border
      Suitable for a damp, shady border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      10-30cm (4-12in)
    • Spread
      30cm (12in) plus
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Vigorous rhizomatous perennial, spreading by stolons, with hairy 3- to 5-lobed, ovate, pale green leaves to 10cm (4in) long, heart-shaped at the base
    • Ground cover
      These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Scented flowers
      Lightly scented
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Tolerates all
      Tolerates a wide range of soils. Ideally, cool, moist, humus-rich
    • Full shade
      Avoid excessive winter wet
    • Partial shade
    • Mature Size
      10-30cm (4-12in)
      bulb/corm - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        30cm (12in) plus
       
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