Three-leaved Foamflower

Tiarella trifoliata

• Description: Perennial herb from scaly rhizomes, growing up to 50 cm. Leaves have three leaflets, and inflorescences bear numerous small, white flowers.
• Habitat: Moist forests, meadows, streambanks, and ditches.
• Pair with: Western redcedar, twinflower, mountain sweet cicely, red columbine
• Fun Fact: This attractive groundcover is an indicator for forest soils with above-average moisture and nutrient levels. At low elevations, it has three distinct leaflets on each leaf, but at higher elevations the leaflets join to become one leaf with three lobes.