Tellima Species, Bigflower Tellima, Fragrant Fringecup, Fringe Cups

A good groundcover for a waterside planting, or in moist light woodland shade, as long as moisture is consistent. Tolerates saturated soi...Read Morels and seasonal flooding. Can be evergreen in mild winter climates.

The small flowers open pale green and take on pink tones as they age. Flower stems are untidy when flowering is over and need to be cut back then.

This is one of the few plants native to western N. America that performs well in the northeast. Does not like the hot summers of the southeast.

I've had two fringe cups in the garden for a year now, and both were basically evergreen over the winter, one where other new 'evergreen'...Read More additions had frost damage and tip damage. So far problem free, in addition to not looking tatty from slug damage!

This is a native which is very adaptable. It reseeds volunteers in all the part shady places of the garden, and is not fussy about soil, ...Read Moredrainage or amount of water. It needs no fertilizer. It looks great in the spring, with not showy but attractive flower spires. It can get ratty looking by mid summer when covered with dried flower stalks. I just prune to the ground when it gets ugly to get some fresh, neat looking new growth. The volunteers are very easy to pull when they pop up in unwanted places, and are very easy to transplant to fill in any gaps.

This is a common native wildflower in western Washington, and is not picky about soil, amount of sun, or moisture levels. It pops up as ...Read Moreseedlings in my garden, particularly in moist shady areas, and I let most of them grow.