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foamflower

American  
[fohm-flou-er] / ˈfoʊmˌflaʊ ər /

noun

  1. a North American plant, Tiarella cordifolia, having a cluster of small, usually white flowers.


foamflower British  
/ ˈfəʊmˌflaʊə /

noun

  1. a perennial saxifragaceous plant, Tiarella cordifolia , of North America and Asia, having spring-blooming white flowers

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Etymology

Origin of foamflower

First recorded in 1890–95; foam + flower

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If you want ground covers in the plant bed, various ferns, sedges, foamflower, creeping and wild blue phlox, and wood asters would make great complementary native perennials.

From Washington Post

In shade gardens, the floor layer would consist of such woodland beauties as foamflower, trilliums, gingers and Allegheny spurge.

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Since early May, the woodland phlox, foamflower and fernleaf phacelia have provided color on the woodland floor.

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