Saxifragaceae

Threeleaf foamflower

Tiarella trifoliata L.

Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Tiarella

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Threeleaf foamflower: Coolwort — Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (2)

English: Threeleaf foamflower, Sugar-scoop
Hindi: चीनी-स्कूप

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

More in Tiarella

Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.