Botanical Name: Tiarella hybridus ‘Pink Rockets’
Common Name: Foamflower
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape clumping, low plants with racemes of tiny pink flowers held well above the foliage; palmate foliage is purple and green
Height to 18"
Spread to 18"
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors shade or partial shade preferred
Soil prefers a well-drained soil
Hardiness Hardy; zones 1-9, 14-21
 
Morphology:
Leaves simple palmate leaves with very deep lobes; centers are deep purple with some leaf margins dark green; many leaf variations available
Flowers terminal racemes of tiny pinkish or white flowers blooming in early spring
Fruit tiny capsule
 
Propagation:
division of clump or trailing rhizomes
 
Usage:
low groundcover plant used for attractive foliage and flowers good in shade gardens as a specimen, or in shaded rock gardens; excellent in mass plantings
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular watering
Fertilizing slow release fertilizer after blooming season
Pruning dead-head after bloom
Pests/Diseases none major
Special Conditions/Other does not tolerate foot traffic
 
Origin: hybrid from North American species
Family: Saxifragaceae

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