Tellima grandiflora

Fringe Cups are western North American natives that make a lovely ground cover in part shade. Rounded, maple like leaves remain evergreen in warmer zones. Delicate wands of cup shaped flowers with fringed petals grace the plant from mid-spring to mid-summer. Fringe Cups make excellent companion plants to ferns in a shaded woodland setting. Be aware that they can become aggressive when grown in ideal conditions.

Zones: 5 to 8

Family: Saxifragaceae

Type: herbaceous perennial

Height: 12 to 24 in.

Spread: 12 to 24 in.

Exposure: partial sun to shade

Soil Conditions: average, well-drained, humus-rich

Bloom Time: May to June

Native Range: Alaska to Idaho and central California

Image Credits:

• Image 1 (full) Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
• Image 2 (flower) Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons