Is Foam Flower deer resistant?
Tiarella cordifolia
Plant typePerennialHardinessZones 3–8LightFull shade to part shadeMature height5–12 inBloomSpring
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range23 US states
About Foam Flower
Frothy white spring spikes over marked heart-shaped leaves, and the running forms make good native groundcover in moist shade. A genuinely good hosta alternative.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5 to 6.5
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 12 to 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Foam Flower
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
- African LilyAgapanthus sp.Zones 8–11, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AsparagusAsparagus officinalisZones 2–9Seldom damaged
- AsterAster sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AstilbeAstilbe x arendsiiZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Baby's BreathGypsophila sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- BastardsageEriogonum wrightiiZones 5–10Seldom damaged
Where Foam Flower grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohionative
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesotanative
- Missouri
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshirenative
- Vermontnative
- Mainenative
- Rhode Islandnative
- Delaware
- West Virginianative
- Kentuckynative
- South Carolinanative
- Florida
- Alabamanative
- Mississippinative
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 23 US states in total.
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Foam Flower
- Is Foam Flower deer resistant?
- Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Foam Flower grow in?
- Foam Flower is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Foam Flower grow in shade?
- Yes. Foam Flower tolerates full shade to part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Foam Flower get?
- Mature height is roughly 5–12 in. Growth rate is moderate.