- Flowering stalks rise to 2 feet tall from a leafy base
- Stays green much of the year with water and/or shade
- Flowers are small several to a spike with white to rosy corollas
- Whiter flowers in shade rosier flowers with more sun
- Wonderful ground cover under pines, oaks or redwoods
- Irrigation is ok but not needed if it is growing in shade
- Flower stalks make nice filler in flower arrangements but the foliage is its main asset in the garden
- Found growing in shady wooded sites in Bay hills also reported in Diablo section
Tellima grandiflora
Origin | Bay Hills, Canyon, East Bay, El Cerrito, Huckleberry RP, Livermore, Mt. Diablo, Mt. Diablo upper, Oakland, Redwood RP, Sibley RP, Tilden RP, Wildcat RP |
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Size | 1 gallon, 2 gallon |
bloom season | Apr |
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growth habit | Clumping |
dormancy | Evergreen |
sun | Full Shade |
bloom season | Jul |
bloom season | Jun |
water | Low |
bloom season | May |
water | Mod |
habitat | Oak woodland |
sun | Part Shade |
flower color | Pink |
soil | Poor |
soil | Well-drained |
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