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tiarella|tɪəˈrɛlə|
[mod.L. (Linnæus Dissertatio Botanica qua Nova Plantarum Genera (1751) 29), f. L. tiara turban + dim. suffix -ella.]
A small perennial herb of the genus of this name, belonging to the family Saxifragaceæ, native to North America and Asia, and bearing basal, lobed leaves and clusters of small white or reddish flowers. Also attrib. Cf. foam flower s.v. foam n. 5 b.
1759P. Miller Gardener's Dict. (ed. 7) s.v. Tiarella. Tiarella with Heart-shaped leaves. This is the Mitella Americana. 1871Scribner's Monthly II. 470 Tiarella leaves just tipped with claret colour. 1887Harper's Mag. July 303/1 The tiarella sent up feathery spikes of white. 1944T. C. Mansfield Border in Colour 224 Tiarellas..are, fortunately, indifferent as to soil. 1976J. Berrisford Backyards & Tiny Gardens vi. 47 Solomon's seal, epimediums and tiarella will also do well in shady places. |