Tellima grandiflora is a compact perennial forming a tidy clump of bluntly lobed, rounded leaves, with erect racemes to 75cm tall of small, cream, sometimes fragrant flowers in late spring and early summer; flowers often fade to light red. This plant is used for ground cover and is a hardy perennial.

I bought this plant last year from Asda and potted it up to grow on. However, I never saw any evidence of a flower and thought they were gone. As often happens with gardening I was walking to the compost bin and looking down saw this beautiful flower rising up surrounded by forget me nots. I now have a good sturdy root of this lovely plant and know that it will multiply and join the London Pride at the edges of the pond. Perfect!