Tellima grandiflora 'Forest Frost'
Fringe cups 'Forest Frost'
Tellima Tellima
'Forest Frost' _ 'Forest Frost' is a mound-forming, semi-evergreen to evergreen perennial bearing rosettes of rounded to heart-shaped, lobed, silvery, dark green leaves with dark purple veins and, in late spring to midsummer, erect stems bearing terminal racemes of tiny, fringed, greenish-white flowers turning reddish-pink with age.
Tellima grandiflora 'Forest Frost' is: Evergreen
Cushion or Mound Forming, Erect flower stem, Rosette
Careful: All parts cause severe discomfort if eaten.
Reddish pink, Greenish-white in Spring; Reddish pink, Greenish-white in Summer
Flushed purple, Dark-green, Veined, Silvery-grey in All seasons
Slugs Slugs
Remove faded flower spikes.
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Tellima grandiflora 'Forest Frost' (Fringe cups 'Forest Frost') will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Underplanting, Woodland
Grows best in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in part shade, although will tolerate dry soil and full sun. Shelter from cold, drying winds.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade
East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Tellima grandiflora 'Forest Frost'
Fringe cups 'Forest Frost'
Tellima Tellima
'Forest Frost' _ 'Forest Frost' is a mound-forming, semi-evergreen to evergreen perennial bearing rosettes of rounded to heart-shaped, lobed, silvery, dark green leaves with dark purple veins and, in late spring to midsummer, erect stems bearing terminal racemes of tiny, fringed, greenish-white flowers turning reddish-pink with age.
Evergreen
Cushion or Mound Forming, Erect flower stem, Rosette
Careful: All parts cause severe discomfort if eaten.
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Reddish pink, Greenish-white in Spring; Reddish pink, Greenish-white in Summer
Flushed purple, Dark-green, Veined, Silvery-grey in All seasons
Remove faded flower spikes.
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Tellima grandiflora 'Forest Frost' (Fringe cups 'Forest Frost') will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Underplanting, Woodland
Grows best in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in part shade, although will tolerate dry soil and full sun. Shelter from cold, drying winds.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade
East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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Hello, my tellima grandiflora forest frost were splendid to begin with but have now grown leggy and tall and have fallen over . Any advice gratefully received.
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