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Beginner
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0.3m
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0.3m
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2-5 years
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2 hours care
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Botanical name: Heuchera 'Chocolate Ruffles'
Other names: Alum root 'Chocolate Ruffles', Coral bells 'Chocolate Ruffles'
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Genus: Heuchera
Variety or cultivar: 'Chocolate Ruffles' _ 'Chocolate Ruffles' forms heart shaped, chocolate brown leaves on top with burgundy undersides peeking out from each ruffle and sprays of white, tubular-shaped flowers on purple stems.
Heuchera 'Chocolate Ruffles' is: Semi evergreen
Flower: White, Insignificant or absent in Summer
Foliage: Brown, Dark-purple, Purple in Summer
Habit: Clump-forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Companion planting: Plant astilbes with hostas and border phlox, which both like the same damp, shady conditions.
Heuchera 'Chocolate Ruffles' (Alum root 'Chocolate Ruffles') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Waterside, 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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