Tellima grandiflora
Common Name(s):
Fringecup
Big flower tellima
Synonym:
Tellima odorata
Fragrant fringecup
Flower:
White
Blooms :
Apr
to:
Jul
Flowers bell shaped, white with fringed petals about 1/2 "
Botanical Description
Fragrant?
YES
Family:
Saxifragaceae
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Foliage:
Green
Leaves basal, toothed, shallowly lobed, rounded, long-stalked
Fall Color?
YES
Foliage transitions to rich burgandy, deep red, or bronze
Semi-Evergreen
Photo by:
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Foliage retains fall colors into winter
Oregon Native?
YES
West State Native?
YES
Origins:
Western North America
Site Selection
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone:
4
Water Needs:
M
Sun Needs:
Partial Sun
Deer Resistant?
YES
Firewise?
YES
Height:
1-2'
Spread:
1-2'
Growth Rate:
Medium
Native Habitat:
Wooded areas
Soil:
Humusy well-drained
Care Recommendations
Maintenance Level:
Medium
Fertilizer:
Apply a 2" layer of compost
Mulch:
Shrdded leaves or wood chips
Prune back rhizomes to reduce spread, keep watered and mulched as needed
Long Term:
Winter:
Mulch if not done in fall, ensure soil is moist, monitor for pests
Spring:
Ensure soil is moist, clean up tattered and dead leaves, can divide, mulch, light staking if needed
Summer:
Remove flower stalks after bloom for tidiness and to prvent excessive seed spreading, keep soil moist
Fall:
Ensure soil is moist, clean up dead and tattered leaves, remove flower stalks to prevent spread, mulch
General Care Comments:
Low maintenance, just pruning to keep in check
Common Problems
Plant can be aggressive and spread
Diseases:
Powdery mildew
Insects:
None
Environmental Problems:
Easily spreads by rhizomes and seeding
Pests:
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