Tiarella cordifolia

I saw that plant but the leaves were all green. It fooled me! I think then this one must be:

Tiarella cordifolia 'Running Tapestry'

Thanks Jay!

What about a Heucherella?

The closest looking Heucherella is Solar Eclipse which has leaves that are more of a lime color.

Another more green Heucherella cordifolia, Solar Eclipse.

Heucherella Solar Eclipse flowers.

Tiarella cordifolia flowers.

Tiarella cordifolia, Running Tapestry

There is a lot of leaf shape variation in all 3 genera, even between plants of the same named cultivar. AFAIK there are no green leaved Heucherella cultivars that look closer to the OP's plant.

Are these all of your plants Jay? Sure are pretty! I will have to check the flowers of my plant to help confirm an ID next year.

The closest looking Heucherella is Solar Eclipse which has leaves that are more of a lime color.

I was smitten with this particular plant many years ago but unexpectedly I was unable to overwinter them :(.

(And for sure their claim to fame is the bright foliage.)

Newhostalady, The pics aren't my plants. I'm not growing any Tiarella currently. I tried growing Foamflower once several years ago, but it never established. I think now that I have more knowledge and experiece, I could grow it. I currently am only growing one plant of the native Heuchera americana. I've recently tried growing the similar Mitella diphylla, but the seeds didn't germinate. I'd love to try growing Tiarella cordifolia again.

I will have to see if I can grow this plant. I hope you, Jay, will be able to grow it too when you are ready to try it again.

Thanks newhostalady! I wish you success with your foamflower as well. They do spread slowly, but I hope fast enough to form nice clumps. They look great grouped together too. The Saxifrage family contains some real jewels.

Mitella diphylla, Miterwort in it's preferred habitat, limestone cliffs.

They look beautiful, thanks floral. They obviously love the climate there. Winston had good taste.

When we had these plants ("Sugar and Spice") they were so pretty and I thought healthy.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/3938280/my-tiarellas-have-been-declining#n=17

But slowly and surely they vanished from the scene and I have read similarly on houzz for other people :(. Good luck for you @newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada.

I don't think Winston had much to do with the current plantings. 😉 The house is owned by the National Trust.

“When we had these plants ("Sugar and Spice") they were so pretty and I thought healthy.”

I agree, rouge. Mine were grown from seed, and suddenly the seed is very hard to find. Next year I will try to collect seed from the couple that are remaining, if they come back. I like tiarella blooms better than heuchera and wish they self-seeded readily.

Floraluk, that picture is a beautiful example of why tiarella is so beautiful. Really wonderful picture.

I may have overwatered my Tiarella when I tried growing it years ago? I thought these types, Tiarella, Mitella, and Heuchera needed to have continuous moisture, but they all need excellent drainage. The local native Heuchera americana can take dry soil. I do water it, when summer temperature climb into the 90s and higher.

I read your link to a previous post rouge. Interesting.

This will be my first tiarella. So we will have to see if I can grow it!

I have been attempting to grow heuchera and heucherella for the last three years and have been researching how to grow them. I am making the assumption that this tiarella would have the same requirements. But it seems to me that I am reading that tiarella would like more moisture than heuchera or heucherella.

What I do think imperative with these plants is drainage, and I don't see a lot of mention of that nor in your previous post rouge. I think that is the missing piece. These plants don't like clay soils nor being wet for prolonged periods. And then there are varieties that seem more sensitive to the amount of moisture they receive. Comments?

Yes moist but well drained soil. Winter wet is often fatal. I will try to get T. cordifolia next year as I have only grown T. wherryi in the past. It tends to be short lived but I still have a bit of it. Yours is a nice cv.

Thank peren.all. I have grown it in a pot for this year and it has been doing well. Now comes the challenge of overwintering! I am keeping it in the pot, but have just buried it into the garden.