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Beginner
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0.5m
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0.5m
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Heuchera americana 'Ring of Fire'
Other names: Alum root 'Ring of Fire'
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Genus: Heuchera
Variety or cultivar: 'Ring of Fire' _ 'Ring of Fire' is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial with silvery-green ruffled leaves that have dark veins and become pink at the margins in winter. Clusters of small pale-pink flowers are held on wiry stems in early summer.
Heuchera americana 'Ring of Fire' is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Pale-pink in Spring
Foliage: Pink in Winter; Silvery-grey, Purple, Green in All seasons
Habit: Clump-forming
Companion planting: Plant astilbes with hostas and border phlox, which both like the same damp, shady conditions.
Heuchera americana 'Ring of Fire' (Alum root 'Ring of Fire') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Banks and Slopes, City, Ground Cover, Underplanting
Cultivation: Plant in a fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in sun or partial shade.
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Loamy, Sandy |
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Well-drained, Moist but well-drained |
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| Soil pH: |
Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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