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Foamflower

Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
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Foamflower in flower
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Tiarella cordifolia

Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.

Spring foam and patterned leaves

EasyShade & Groundcovers
Light
Part shade–shade
Moisture
Medium–moist
Mature size
1 ft
Spacing
12 in
Bloom or harvest
Flowers Apr–May
How it spreads
Clump or short runners
What to buy
Plants.
When to plant
Plant April or September.

In the design

Eastern woodland plant, at home in a Chicago shade bed if you water the first summer. Not a south-parkway plant.

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Reference details
Conservatism value
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Wetland indicator
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