Sugar and Spice Foamflower

Tiarella 'Sugar and Spice'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Saxifragaceae
Plant Description: This herbaceous perennial does well in highly shaded areas. The foliage alone adds interest and beauty to the landscape with its lacey shape, shiny green color and dark crimson markings in the center. In addition, rose-pink buds open into dainty, airy bottle-brush blossoms that rise high above the leaves in late spring to early summer.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Perennial - Herbaceous
Plant Care: Perennial - Herbaceous (soft-stemmed plants that die back in winter and regrow in spring): Remove spent blooms to promote rebloom later. Some plants tend to flop over after the first bloom and attempt to regrow from the base; in these cases, the old stems can be cut away in summer. As plants become dormant in the fall, remove dead leaves and stems.

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 6-12" tall and wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant, Park Strip Plant
Foliage Interest: Yes
Foliage Colors: Burgundy, Green, Variegated
Bloom Colors: Pink, White
Bloom Seasons: Late Spring
Bloom Period: May - Jul

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 3 to 8
Light Requirement: Full Shade (0-4 hrs sun), Part Shade (4-6 hrs morning sun)
Irrigation Requirement:     Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Yes

Garden Location:

  • Commercial Concepts
    • Education Center Plaza
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter