Would buy this plant again and am very pleased with it
5
Lovely and frothy and not-in-your-face, and is happy even in a shady spot
Evi
Wales
2 litre pot
available to order from autumn
9cm pot
within 4 weeks
This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
- Position: partial shade
- Soil: moist, humus-rich soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
- Flowering period: May to July
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Tall spikes of bell-shaped, white or greenish-white flowers appear from May to July above rosettes of hairy, scalloped, emerald-green leaves. Fringe cups make excellent semi-evergreen groundcover for a moist, shady shrub border or woodland garden. Best sheltered from cold, drying winds, they're a particularly valuable choice for difficult areas of dry shade. - Garden care: Remove the faded flower spikes once the plant has finished flowering. Lift and divide congested colonies in spring and apply a generous mulch of well-rotted garden compost or compost leaf mould around the base of the plant.
Eventual height & spread
Notes on Tellima grandiflora
"Substantial evergreen dry shade plant - useful right up against tree trunks - with fresh veined green foliage in spring topped by lime-green airy bells - turns winter-red"
