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Allan Armitage
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| Tiarella cordifolia 'Ink Blot' |
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Origin:
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Eastern North America
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Partial/Full sun.
Moderate to wet conditions.
Armitage says: "Plants are effective with other shade and moisture tolerant species such as trilliums, woodland phlox, false Solomon's seal, or Christmas fern.Tiarella requires moisture retentive, highly organic soils in medium to heavy shade.Dry soils or exposure to full sun results in anemic, scrawny plants which never fill out. Plants are effective with other shade and moisture tolerant species such as trilliums, woodland phlox, false Solomon's seal, or Christmas fern.Tiarella requires moisture retentive, highly organic soils in medium to heavy shade.Wet feet, particularly in the winter, also result in significant losses."
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 3 to Zone 8
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 6" to 12".
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Flowers:
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Color(s): Brown, Pink, White
Season(s):
Spring
Armitage says: "Foliage is similar to Heuchera americana, American alumroot, in this respect although significant differences in flowers occur.Delicate pink-tinged flower buds gracefully evolve into starry creamy white flowers on 3-4" long racemes.The 1/4" wide flowers consist of sepals about ½ as long as the petals, 10 stamens with brown anthers, and remain in flower for about 6 weeks."
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Foliage:
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Color:
Leaves are dark green and green.
Armitage says: "Is a medium to small selection with dark green leaves and blotches of red, particularly near the center."
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as a container plant.
Armitage says: "Plants are effective with other shade and moisture tolerant species such as trilliums, woodland phlox, false Solomon's seal, or Christmas fern.Transplant seedlings to 3-4" containers in 6-8 weeks."
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Tiarella cordifolia 'Ink Blot' is hardy in these areas:| Alsip, IL | Baltimore, MD | Bayside, NY | | Bronx, NY | Brooklyn, NY | Brownsville, TX | | Canton, MI | Chicago, IL | Cicero, IL | | College Point, NY | Conneaut, OH | Corona, NY | | Detroit, MI | Dorset, OH | East Claridon, OH | | East Elmhurst, NY | East Greenville, PA | East Texas, PA | | Easton, PA | Ecorse, MI | Elmhurst, NY | | Elmwood Park, IL | Elyria, OH | Emmaus, PA | | Evergreen Park, IL | Ferndale, MI | Florence, SC | | Flushing, NY | Forest Hills, NY | Fort Eustis, VA | | Fresh Meadows, NY | Glen Burnie, MD | Gwynn Oak, MD | | Harper Woods, MI | Harrison Township, MI | Highland Park, MI | | Hunt Valley, MD | Jackson Heights, NY | Leasburg, NC | | Lexington, NC | Liberty, NC | Linwood, NC | | Little Neck, NY | Macomb, MI | Marysville, MI | | Maspeth, NY | Memphis, MI | Middle Village, NY | | Morgantown, WV | Mount Clemens, MI | New Baltimore, MI | | New Haven, MI | New York, NY | Newport News, VA | | North Ridgeville, OH | North Street, MI | Nottingham, MD | | Oakland Gardens, NY | Parkville, MD | Philadelphia, PA | | Pikesville, MD | Rego Park, NY | Ridgewood, NY | | Riverdale, IL | Rosedale, MD | Sparrows Point, MD | | Staten Island, NY | Taylor, MI | Temperance, MI | | Towson, MD | Trenton, MI | Virginia Beach, VA | | Wayne, MI | Westland, MI | Whitestone, NY | | Whitmore Lake, MI | Woodside, NY |
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