How to Grow and Care for Foam Flowers

Heartleaf foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) is a perennial plant that will grow to 36 cm tall. It has lobed heart-shaped leaves at the base and tall hairy stalks ascending from the base. From spring to summer white flowers bloom profusely along the stalks. It produces seeds in summer. It prefers moist soil with partial shade such as in woodland and forest areas.

Sugar-scoop (Tiarella trifoliata) is a native perennial herb found throughout the western United States and Canada. It grows in moist woodlands and near streambanks. Another common name for the plant is the Three-Leaf Foamflower, a reference to its trifoliate leaves.

The height of the flower stem is 10 to 25 cm. The flowering period is summer and a large number of white-broken petal-like buds are attached diagonally downward on the top of the flower stem. The leaves alternate on the stem and have maple-shaped leaves.

Known as the showiest of all tiarellas, heartleaf foamflower 'Crow Feather' displays pink buds with white flowers in the spring and strikingly colorful foliage in the colder months. A foamflower hybrid, this cultivar was named for the "crow feathers" imprinted on each leaf during the winter. Heartleaf foamflower 'Crow Feather' is extremely popular for its year-round ornamental value, resistance to disease and pests, and ease of care.

Heartleaf foamflower 'Pink Skyrocket' is distinct for its pink cones of flowers, which bloom in summer, and shiny green leaves, which turn bronze or black in autumn. A cultivar of Tiarella cordifolia, its name refers to its flowers' appearance of shooting upward. At 15 to 30 cm tall, it serves as an excellent ground cover.