Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia)
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Foam Flower populations in Michigan are concentrated in the thumb area and the northern lower peninsula. They are also found in the upper peninsula. The plant favors cool, moist areas, like shady ravines, the north sides of hills, etc.
Flowers are on a raceme (on a stalk with flower stems of equal length, flowering from the bottom up). They are small and white, in the shape of stars. Stamens have peachy colored anthers. The leaves are reminiscent of maple leaves, but they are hairy and can vary in color with some being all green and others having some red near the veins.
Once flowers are pollinated, seeds form on what looks like a little oval tray with a covering. It’s a neat set up because when rain falls, the tiny seeds will bounce out of the “tray.”
If you have a nice cool corner of a shade garden, this plant may do well there, if there is plenty of organic material. If planted in the sun, they will survive only if there is ample moisture and constant replacement of decaying leaves. Leaves of the plant will be pale green instead of deep green if grown in the sunlight.
Once flowering and seed production are done, Foam Flower sends out runners with leaves. Where the runners come in contact with the soil, roots will form. They spread this way, by stolon, rather than underground rhizomes.
Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia)
Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Foam Flower
height: 12-15 inches
bloom time: April-May
soil: medium, rich
sun: partial, shade
plant spacing: 15”
flower: white
life cycle: perennial
family: Saxifragaceae
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Foam Flower populations in Michigan are concentrated in the thumb area and the northern lower peninsula. They are also found in the upper peninsula. The plant favors cool, moist areas, like shady ravines, the north sides of hills, etc.
Flowers are on a raceme (on a stalk with flower stems of equal length, flowering from the bottom up). They are small and white, in the shape of stars. Stamens have peachy colored anthers. The leaves are reminiscent of maple leaves, but they are hairy and can vary in color with some being all green and others having some red near the veins.
Once flowers are pollinated, seeds form on what looks like a little oval tray with a covering. It’s a neat set up because when rain falls, the tiny seeds will bounce out of the “tray.”
If you have a nice cool corner of a shade garden, this plant may do well there, if there is plenty of organic material. If planted in the sun, they will survive only if there is ample moisture and constant replacement of decaying leaves. Leaves of the plant will be pale green instead of deep green if grown in the sunlight.
Once flowering and seed production are done, Foam Flower sends out runners with leaves. Where the runners come in contact with the soil, roots will form. They spread this way, by stolon, rather than underground rhizomes.
Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia)
Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Foam Flower
height: 12-15 inches
bloom time: April-May
soil: medium, rich
sun: partial, shade
plant spacing: 15”
flower: white
life cycle: perennial
family: Saxifragaceae
Foam Flower populations in Michigan are concentrated in the thumb area and the northern lower peninsula. They are also found in the upper peninsula. The plant favors cool, moist areas, like shady ravines, the north sides of hills, etc.
Flowers are on a raceme (on a stalk with flower stems of equal length, flowering from the bottom up). They are small and white, in the shape of stars. Stamens have peachy colored anthers. The leaves are reminiscent of maple leaves, but they are hairy and can vary in color with some being all green and others having some red near the veins.
Once flowers are pollinated, seeds form on what looks like a little oval tray with a covering. It’s a neat set up because when rain falls, the tiny seeds will bounce out of the “tray.”
If you have a nice cool corner of a shade garden, this plant may do well there, if there is plenty of organic material. If planted in the sun, they will survive only if there is ample moisture and constant replacement of decaying leaves. Leaves of the plant will be pale green instead of deep green if grown in the sunlight.
Once flowering and seed production are done, Foam Flower sends out runners with leaves. Where the runners come in contact with the soil, roots will form. They spread this way, by stolon, rather than underground rhizomes.
Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia)
Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Foam Flower
height: 12-15 inches
bloom time: April-May
soil: medium, rich
sun: partial, shade
plant spacing: 15”
flower: white
life cycle: perennial
family: Saxifragaceae
