Size
Ultimate height
0.1鈥�0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2鈥�5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1鈥�0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well鈥揹rained, 奥别濒濒鈥揹谤补颈苍别诲pH
NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Yellow Pink Red | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White | Yellow Red Green Gold | ||
| Autumn | Pink Yellow Red Gold | |||
| Winter | Red Gold |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East鈥揻acing or South鈥揻acing or North鈥揻acing or 奥别蝉迟鈥揻补肠颈苍驳
Exposure
Exposed or ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Genus
Heuchera are more or less evergreen, clump-forming perennials with attractive, rounded, shallowly palmately lobed leaves and racemes or panicles of small, tubular flowers, often with colourful calyces
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. If the soil is moist, a shadier position may be tolerated. To prevent the rhizomes rising to the surface, mulch annually and divide every few years
Propagation
Propagate by division
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Patio and container plants
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Cut flowers
- Garden edging
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
Remove any dead leaves and deadhead
Pests
May be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms and vine weevil
Diseases
May be affected by Heuchera rust
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