Tiarella cordifolia 'Wherryi'
Tiarella cordifolia 'Wherryi' is a charming native shade perennial that forms a low spreading mat of heart shaped green foliage topped with airy spikes of soft white flowers in spring. Its delicate bloom and dense groundcover habit make it an excellent choice for brightening woodland plantings and filling shaded spaces with texture.
Height & Spread: 8 - 12 in x 12 - 18 in
Bloom Time: Spring
Light Requirements: Part shade to shade
Soil Preference: Moist rich well drained soil
Watering Needs: Moderate; prefers consistently moist soil
Deer Resistance: Deer resistant
Native Status
This species is native to eastern North America and is well adapted to woodland conditions where it supports local ecosystems and thrives in shaded environments.
WILDLIFE & INSECTS
Bees
- Attracts native bees and small pollinators which visit the airy flower spikes for early season nectar.
Butterflies
- Occasionally visited by small spring butterflies seeking nectar from its delicate blooms.
Spacing & Landscape Use
Spacing Recommendations
- Space 12 - 18 in apart to allow plants to spread and form a continuous groundcover.
Landscape Placement
- Ideal for woodland gardens, shaded borders, and underplanting trees where it creates a soft naturalized carpet.
Companion Plants
- Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' (Siberian Bugloss) - Provides silvery foliage that brightens shaded areas alongside tiarella.
- Heuchera americana (Alumroot) - Offers complementary foliage texture and shares similar growing conditions.
- Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania Sedge) - Adds fine grassy texture and helps create a natural woodland ground layer.
- Polygonatum biflorum (Solomon's Seal) - Brings arching stems and spring interest above the low groundcover.
- Dryopteris marginalis (Marginal Wood Fern) - Contributes evergreen fern texture for year round structure in shade plantings.