Tellima grandiflora
| Tellima grandiflora | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 6 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Width: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
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| Medicinal Rating: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Tellima grandiflora (common name: fringe cups)
Propagation: Seed - sow early spring in a warm greenhouse and only just cover the seed. Germination is usually fairly rapid. Prick out the seedlings when they are large enough to handle and plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer.
The seed can also be sown in the middle of spring in an outdoor seedbed and planted out in early summer.
Alternatively, you can sow the seed in an outdoor seedbed in the middle of summer for planting out in the following spring.
Division in March or October[1][2]. It is best to divide the plants in August or early September, making sure that the woody roots are planted quite deeply with only the crown of foliage above the ground[3].
Cultivation: Grows well in humus-rich soils in a shady position[4]. Succeeds in any good sweet garden soil that does not dry out in spring[1].
There are several named varieties, selected for their ornamental value[4].
Range: Western N. America. A garden escape, occasionally naturalized in Britain[5].
Habitat: Rocky soils under moist conditions, occasionally in boggy land, in redwood, mixed evergreen and yellow pine forests from sea level to 1500 metres[6].
Medicinal: A decoction of the pounded plant has been used to restore the appetite and to treat a range of sicknesses[4].
Usage: A useful ground cover plant for moist borders, woodlands and rock gardens[7].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: T. breviflora. Rydb.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Sanders, Thomas. Popular Hardy Perennials. Collingridge, 1926.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Flora of California.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.