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Heuchera (any variety) (Alum root (any variety))
2 hours care
per year
per year
0.6m
Max height
Max height
0.6m
Max spread
Max spread
2-5 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Heuchera (any variety)
Other names
Alum root (any variety), Coral bells (any variety), Coral flower (any variety)
Genus
Heuchera Heuchera
Variety or Cultivar
Heuchera (any variety) _ If you don't know the variety name of your Heuchera (Alum root), you can add this plant to your lists to get care advice.
Heuchera (any variety) are clump-forming, semi-evergreen to evergreen perennials bearing lobed, rounded, sometimes ruffled leaves in a variety of colours and slender, upright stems bearing open panicles of tiny, bell-shaped, white, pink, or red flowers in summer.
Heuchera (any variety) is: Semi evergreen
Habit
Clump-forming
Flower
Pink, Red, White in Summer
Foliage
Purple, Red, Silvery-grey, Yellow, Green, Orange in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Vine weevil , Leaf and bud eelworms Vine weevil , Leaf and bud eelworms
General care
Pruning
Remove faded flower spikes. Cut back any dead or untidy foliage in spring.
Propagation
Divide in autumn.
Propagation methods
Division
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Where to grow
Heuchera (any variety) (Alum root (any variety)) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Waterside, Banks and Slopes, City, Ground Cover, Underplanting
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in sun or partial shade. Rootstock tends to lift out of the ground so mulch annually or lift and replant. Mulch in spring. Flowers best when plant receives some morning sun.
Soil type
Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
Companion plants
Botanical name
Heuchera (any variety)
Other names
Alum root (any variety), Coral bells (any variety), Coral flower (any variety)
Genus
Heuchera Heuchera
Variety or Cultivar
Heuchera (any variety) _ If you don't know the variety name of your Heuchera (Alum root), you can add this plant to your lists to get care advice.
Heuchera (any variety) are clump-forming, semi-evergreen to evergreen perennials bearing lobed, rounded, sometimes ruffled leaves in a variety of colours and slender, upright stems bearing open panicles of tiny, bell-shaped, white, pink, or red flowers in summer.
Foliage
Semi evergreen
Habit
Clump-forming
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Colour
Flower
Pink, Red, White in Summer
Foliage
Purple, Red, Silvery-grey, Yellow, Green, Orange in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Vine weevil , Leaf and bud eelworms
General care
Pruning
Remove faded flower spikes. Cut back any dead or untidy foliage in spring.
Propagation
Divide in autumn.
Propagation methods
Division
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Where to grow
Heuchera (any variety) (Alum root (any variety)) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Waterside, Banks and Slopes, City, Ground Cover, Underplanting
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in sun or partial shade. Rootstock tends to lift out of the ground so mulch annually or lift and replant. Mulch in spring. Flowers best when plant receives some morning sun.
Soil type
Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
USDA zones
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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