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Fragrant Fringecup

Tellima grandiflora

£4.90

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Discover the charming Fragrant Fringecup, an easy-to-grow perennial that brings delicate green, white, and yellow blooms to your garden from May through July. This hardy, low-maintenance clump-former thrives in various settings—from woodland gardens to ground cover applications—and adapts beautifully to both sun and partial shade with minimal care. At just £5 and supporting organic practices, it's an affordable, sustainable choice for creating wildlife-friendly, natural garden spaces.

A CLOSER LOOK

Plant details.

LifecyclePerennial
HabitBushy
ScentSometimes fragrant flowers
Foliage typeDeciduous

Suitability: Borders, Coastal gardens, Cottage gardens, Rockery, City and courtyard gardens, Underplanting roses and shrubs
Position: Border | Front, Border | Middle, Ground Cover
Light: Full shade, Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture: Free draining, Moist
Soil acidity: Neutral, Acid, Alkaline
Soil type: Chalk, Loam, Sandy
Hardiness: H6 [-20 to -15ºC] Hardy | Very cold winter
Time to maturity: 2–5 Years
Exposure: Sheltered
Mature height: 0.5–1 m
Mature spread: 0.1–0.5 m
Foliage colour: Green
Flower colour: Green, White, Yellow, Cream
Growing skill: Easy
Genus: Fragrant Fringecup | Tellima Grandiflora
Aspect: North, South

Through the seasons

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Flowering

May–Jul

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Growing conditions+

Position: Full shade, Full sun, Partial shade. Soil: Moist but well-drained.

Winter hardiness+

RHS rating: H6 (UK growing conditions). See the source profile for cultivation advice.

Plant information sources+

Growing details checked against the sources below. Ultimate size depends on growing conditions.

RHS · Tellima grandiflora

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