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Tellima grandiflora · didžiažiedė telima

  • bigflower tellima, fringecups
  • Falsche Alraunenwurzel, Fransenbecher
  • didžiažiedė telima
  • lielziedu tellima
  • telima wielkokwiatowa

It is the only species in the genus Tellima. The plant is a native of moist forests in western North America, from Alaska and British Columbia to northern California. It can be a garden escape and become naturalised in some other areas, e.g. Ireland and Great Britain. It is widely grown in gardens. Different strains have been developed. It seeds itself freely in suitable climates.

Tellima grandiflora has rounded stalked leaves mostly growing from the base emerging from a rootstock and bluntly toothed reaching heights of 30 cm. It is evergreen in mild winters. Flowers are borne in spring and early summer, on spikes, terminal racemes, up to 60 cm high. The green calyx is 6–8 mm long; the five flower petals are greenish-white to purple, pinnately divided and spreading. The petals are deeply fringed. It has 10 stamens and 2 styles.