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Tiarella
'Elizabeth Oliver' has become a classic among the
fancy-leaved varieties of foamflower available
today. It was the earliest of the hybrids between
eastern and western Tiarella to become widely
known, and it is an ancestor of almost all of the
cut-leaved forms currently on the world market.
Like its namesake, it is still among the very
best available. 'Elizabeth
Oliver' forms a low carpet of foliage that is
deeply lobed and heavily marked with maroon. In
spring light pink, fragrant flowers are borne on
12-14" stems (above). As the season goes on
the plants make short (6 to 12") runners,
producing a dense patch in a year or two. The
showy foliage looks good all year, turning purple
in autumn and lasting through the winter (below). |
| 'Elizabeth
Oliver' looks best planted in drifts several feet
wide next to paths in a woodland garden or along
the front of a shady border. Tall, slender plants
can easily come up through mats of Tiarella, so
'Elizabeth Oliver' can be allowed to spread back
into flower beds around the stems of species like
Cimicifuga, Actaea, or Kirengeshoma or around
large ferns. |
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