Fringecups
Taken at Glasgow Botanical Gardens on 26th May 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File


Fringecups.
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AKA: 		Tellima grandiflora.
Saxifragales.
Saxifragaceae.
Herbaceous perennial.
Bigflower Tellima .
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 Moist forests in western North America
It can be a garden escapee and has become
naturalised in some parts of the U.K.
Up to 60 cms tall.
Spring - Early Summer.
This plant, crushed and made into an infusion, was used by the Skagit to aid people in sicknesses such as loss of appetite.