| Description | Miracle Coral Bells (Heuchera) is a mounding plant that starts out chartreuse than adds a red center of color. Becomes loaded with tiny pink coral bell flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (HEW-ker-ah) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | half day morning sun, part sun, may burn in full sun unless given adequate moisture |
| Moisture | average, avoid hot and dry |
| Soil & Site | average, avoid hot and dry |
| Flowers | small, clear pink, panicles, borne on wiry stem, one of the longest blooming Heuchera I have grown |
| Leaves | emerges chartreuse, develops deep red center as it ages, retains a bright chartreuse edge throughout the season |
| Stems | rhizomes |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 12-18 tall, 18-24 inch spread |
| 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 deadheade |
| Propagation | division of rhizoms |
| Cultivar Origin | Sandrine Delabroye, France |
| 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) |
| Author's Notes | I have grown this plant for over 3 years and I can't get the color variation that is in its description. Some of my leaves will get dark purple coloration but not to the extent as in the images on the web?? But I still like it, especially the dainty pink flowers. (Update 2014) After one of the coldest winters ever the plants formed the reddish coloration on the leaves as described in the literature!!!!! Also preformed during the 2015 through 2018 seasons. |
| Notes & Reference | #105-Heuchera and Heucherella (Dan Heims, Grahame Ware), #119-Heuchera, Tiarella and Heucherella A Gardeners Guide (Charles and Martha Oliver), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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