| Description | A vigorous Coral Bell with foliage changing from peachy to rosey as the year progresses. |
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| Pronunciation | (HEW-ker-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | half day morning sun, part sun, may burn in full sun |
| Moisture | average, avoid hot and dry |
| Soil & Site | aveage, moist, humusy |
| Flowers | tiny, creamy white, borne on 30 inch scapes |
| Leaves | lobed, rounded, color from peach-ornage (spring) maturing to rosey-purple |
| Dimensions | 12-14 by 24 inches (HS), mounding |
| Maintenance | Depending on the species some will produce a prodigious amount of flower scapes and these should be deadheaded. 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 tend to frost heave, a mulch will help prevent this. Gently pushing the plants back into the ground in the spring is a good practice. Rejuvenation by division may be need as the plants get older and form thick heavy stems at the base of the plant. |
| Propagation | PP19,375 (2008), division |
| Cultivar Origin | bredd by Janet Eddger, Introduced by Terra Nova Nursery (USA) |
| 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 and observed many different Heuchera over the years. I ran a nursery when "Palace Purple" was the most popular. Now there are so many cultivars its mind boggling. In my opinion the best place to grow them is in an area that gets some full sun but the plant isn't baked, like an east exposure. In the full sun they will need some additional moisture |
| Notes & Reference | #105-Heuchera and Heucherellas (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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