Foamflower
Tiarella cordifolia. SAXIFRAGACEAE.
Planting and Growing Foamflower
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow foamflower in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of foamflower
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for foamflower
- Season of bloom and planting time for foamflower
- When, how deep, and where to plant foamflower
- How to plant foamflower
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of foamflower
- Landscape and container uses of foamflower
- Comments about foamflower and its features
Growing Foamflower
Several cultivars of low, mounding, rhizomatous, evergreen perennial herbs, 6–12 in. (15–30 cm) tall. Downy, textured, deep green, triangular to heart-shaped, toothed, lobed, strongly veined leaves, to 4 in. (10 cm) long, forming a circular, radiating base and turning red, yellow in autumn.
Sugar-scoop, Tiarella trifoliate var. unifoliata, is a closely related species with similar care needs.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Many tiny, pink, white, tubular flowers, in tall, cone-shaped, spiking clusters, 2–5 in. (50–125 mm) tall, in spring–early summer.
Best Climates
Hardy. Zones 3–9.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained humus. Fertility: Rich. 6.5–7.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Early autumn in partial to full shade, 12–18 in. (30–45 cm) apart, after heat moderates.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep damp during active growth; limit watering in winter. Fertilize monthly. Propagate by division, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for borders, containers, ground covers in natural, rock, woodland gardens. Pest and disease resistant.