Scientific Name Tiarella cordifolia Common Name Foamflower

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Characteristics Season spring Height 6-12 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8 Flower Color white Soil moist, cool soil Exposure partial to full shade Propagation division in spring, seed sown spring North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments Foamflower is a small, delicate native species which is grown in gardens for its neat, interesting foliage and small spikes of creamy white flowers. Foamflower can be used as a groundcover, as it spreads by underground rhizomes. A similar hybrid, Wherry's foamflower, forms clumps and does not spread by rhizomes. Origin North America, North Carolina

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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