| Description | A Coral Bell hybrid with tall flowers on stiff stems. Grows best in the moist partial sun areas of the garden. |
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| Pronunciation | (HEW-ker-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full to part sun |
| Moisture | average, avoid hot and dry |
| Soil & Site | average, avoid dry |
| Flowers | buds are deep raspberry-red opening to a deep rosy pink, borne on a stiff panicle |
| Leaves | forms a clump of deep green basal foliage, mounds 8 to 12 inches tall and may reach 16 inches, may have a light mottling |
| Dimensions | 24-30 inches, space 16-18 inches on center |
| Maintenance | I prefer to gently remove the dead leaves in the spring. Gently is the key word since some Heuchera do not produce stout clumps and pieces are easily broken off. Heuchera may frost heave and a mulch will help prevent this. If they do heaves, gently push the plants back into the ground or digging in to reset the plant. Do this in the spring. Rejuvenation by division may be need as the plants get older and form thick heavy stems at the base of the plant. Depending on the species some will produce a prodigious amount of flower scapes and these should be deadheaded |
| Propagation | Best by division to maintain the cultivars characteristics but can be grown from seed. |
| Cultivar Origin | The Heuchera species x brizoides is a a group of complex hybrids having genes from H. micrantha, H. americana and H. sanquinea. |
| Misc Facts | "Genus name honors Johann Heinrich von Heucher (1677-1747), physician, botanist and medicinal plant expert at Wittenberg University, Germany. Common name of coral bells is in reference to the red bell-shaped flowers produced by Heuchera sanguina. Common name of alum root is in reference to the medicinal use of some species plants as an astringent to stop bleeding". (#144) |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) , #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #203- North Creek Nursery (www.northcreeknurseries.com) |
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