Solved Tiarella! Or Not….

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  1. Nutcracker South Somerset

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    Can any one identify for me? Thought it might be Tiarella grandiflora, I had this in previous garden but it didn’t spread like this has. The leaves root where they touch the ground- see small plantlets in front of clump. TIA
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    Could it be an autumn anemone? I have one that behaves like that and the leaves look similar too.
     
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      Yup, tiarella. It spreads a bit like strawberries, making new plantlets from the leaf joints on those long stems, that root when they touch down.
       
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      It looks very similar to a Japanese Anenome.:dunno:
       
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      Tolmeia menziesii, Piggy-back plant. It does resemble Tiarella but not quite.
       
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        I have a golden form of Tolmeia which I rather like.
         
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        I think you're right @Angie Jones (nut) . I'd forgotten abut Tolmea (long time since I grew it).
         
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        That’s it! Tolemeia. I didn’t think it could be Tiarella. I’ve also got Japanese anemones, which I’m digging out by the barrowload, so I know it’s not that. Thank you everyone.
         
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        Forget what I said about about anemone, @Angie Jones (nut) has solved it. I knew it was familiar as there is some growing wild at OH's cottage in Norfolk but I didn't know what it was so Angie has solved it for me too! :yes:
         
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