Plant of the Day - Tiarella (Foamflower)

Tiarella or Foamflower
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Tiarella L.

Species: See below

The Foamflowers (Tiarella) are a popular species of wildflower and garden plant. They belong to the Saxifrage family (Saxifragaceae). Some species are:

Tiarella cordifolia (Heartleaved Foamflower)
Tiarella trifoliata (Threeleaved Foamflower)
Tolmiea (piggyback plant)
Many hybrids are known and cultivated

Tiarella trifoliata (Threeleaf Foamflower) is a dicot in the family Saxifragaceae. It is a perennial herb that grows in the late spring. It is endemic to the low to moderate elevation moist forests of western North America.

The flowers are bell-shaped, white, solitary from an elongate, leafless panicle. The calyx lobes are 1.5–2.5 mm and petals are 3-4 mm. Basal leaves are 15-80 mm long and up to 120 mm wide, trifoliate or palmately 3- to 5-lobed. Cauline leaves are infrequent and much smaller.

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