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Fringe cups

With its fuzzy heart shaped leaves, Fringe Cups, also known as false alum root, makes a nice addition to the woodland garden. Fringe Cups is classified as a rosette forming herbaceous perennial groundcover which can grow to 3’ tall and spread to 2’. Large, attractively veined, rich green leaves stay low with flower stalks rising above. Under good conditions this plant will spread by thick underground rhizomes. Flowers consist of 10-35 green-white flowers turning pink-red as the blossom ages. Description from pnwplants.wsu.edu

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Fringe cups

Fringe cups fast facts

Scientific Name

Tellima grandiflora

Family

Saxifragaceae

Garden Type

Container Appropriate, Rain Garden Appropriate, Anywhere

Wildlife

Bees

Native Plant Region

Western WA, PNW, North America

Light needs

Filtered

Water Needs

Medium

Plant Type

Flowering, Perennial

Bloom Color(s)

Green, Pink, Red, White

Height

2 – 5 feet

Width

2 – 5 feet

Months in Bloom

April, May, June, July

Safe Beneath Power Lines?

Yes
Fringe cups

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