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Beginner
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0.45m
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0.45m
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Heuchera 'Ebony and Ivory'
Other names: Alumn root 'Ebony and Ivory', Coral bells 'Ebony and Ivory', Coral flower 'Ebony and Ivory'
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Genus: Heuchera
Variety or cultivar: 'Ebony and Ivory' _ 'Ebony and Ivory' is a low-growing, clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with crinkled, rounded deep-purple, almost black foliage. From mid-spring to mid-summer, it bears open panicles of creamy-white flowers on wiry red stems.
Heuchera 'Ebony and Ivory' is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Cream in Spring; Cream in Summer
Foliage: Dark-purple in Spring; Dark-purple in Summer
Habit: Clump-forming
Heuchera 'Ebony and Ivory' (Alumn root 'Ebony and Ivory') will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.45m 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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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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