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Beginner
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0.5m
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0.4m
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2-5 years
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2 hours care
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Botanical name: Heuchera 'Silver Light'
Other names: Alum root 'Silver Light', Coral bells 'Silver Light', Coral flower 'Silver Light'
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Genus: Heuchera
Variety or cultivar: 'Silver Light' _ 'Silver Light' is a compact, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with burgundy-veined, ruffled silver leaves. In late spring, upright stems bear small, pink flowers that last into summer.
Heuchera 'Silver Light' is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Pink in Spring; Pink in Summer
Foliage: Silvery-grey, Red-maroon in All seasons
Habit: Clump-forming
Companion planting: Plant astilbes with hostas and border phlox, which both like the same damp, shady conditions.
Heuchera 'Silver Light' (Alum root 'Silver Light') will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.5m 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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