Tiarella 'Pink Skyrocket'
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Tiarella 'Pink Skyrocket': Pink Fireworks for the Shade Garden
'Pink Skyrocket' launches thick shrimp-pink spikes out of the shade like it's got a flight to catch. The deeply cut leaves have dark markings and go bronze to black in fall. HOUSTON, WE HAVE A BLOOM.
Plant Characteristics:
- Botanical Name: Tiarella hybrid
- Common Name: Foamflower
- Height: 15 cm (6 in) in foliage; flower spikes to 28 cm (11 in)
- Spread: 30 cm (12 in)
- Flowers: Thick spikes of shrimp-pink flowers held above the leaves
- Bloom Time: Spring (May to June)
- Foliage: Deeply cut green leaves with dark markings; bronze to deep black fall colour
- Features: Fall colour
Where to Plant: Plant it at the front of a shady border, along a woodland path or in groups under trees and shrubs, where a few together look like a little fireworks show in spring. It's also good in shade containers.
Companion Plants: Give 'Pink Skyrocket' a moist, shady bed with yellow epimedium, rosy heuchera and white astilbe. Epimedium 'Sulphureum' opens bright yellow flowers at 25 to 30 cm in April and May. Heuchera PrimoÂź 'Wild Rose' adds rosy foliage at 20 to 25 cm. Astilbe 'Diamonds and Pearls' brings upright white plumes at 75 cm in July and August. Hakonechloa 'Aureola' edges the bed at 30 to 46 cm with gold-striped blades.
Plant Care: Plant in part shade to full shade in rich, moist, well-drained soil. Add compost if your soil is clay or sand. Keep it out of hot afternoon sun. Water regularly, especially in the first season and through summer dry spells. Foamflowers don't like to dry out completely. A light mulch of shredded leaves helps. Cut off spent flower spikes after bloom. In spring, trim winter-damaged leaves. Divide every few years in spring if the clump gets crowded.
History: 'Pink Skyrocket' was bred by Dan Heims at Terra NovaÂź Nurseries in Oregon from a group of mass-pollinated hybrids and species. Its parents aren't known, but it is most likely a cross between two or more Tiarella species.
Final Thoughts: Deer stay grounded, pollinators get boarding passes. Plant a cluster in part shade. PREPARE FOR LIFTOFF.