Scientific Name:
Tellima grandiflora
Pronunciation:
TELL-ih-muh gran-dih-FLORE-uh
Common Name:
fringecup
Family Name:
Saxifragaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, hairy, roundish and cordate with a toothed margin (similar to some coral bells); inflorescence rises above foliage on terminal racemes, flowers bell-shaped, most <1cm wide, with five reflexed fringed greenish-white petals that turn pink.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low, Wetlands
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Fragrance, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Reclamation, Spring interest, Waterside planting, Wild flower garden, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Heavily veined
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Reniform, Other
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Crenate, Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant, Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Slugs or snails (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BUG) BUG garden
- (PDW) PonD West
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden