Heuchera 'Ginger Ale' (Alum root 'Ginger Ale')

Botanical name

Heuchera 'Ginger Ale'

Other names

Alum root 'Ginger Ale', Coral bells 'Ginger Ale', Coral flower 'Ginger Ale', Fancy-leaf coral bells 'Ginger Ale'

Genus

Heuchera Heuchera

Variety or Cultivar

'Ginger Ale' _ 'Ginger Ale' is a clump-forming, semi-evergreen to evergreen perennial bearing rounded, lobed, ruffled, pink- and green-flushed, golden-yellow to yellow-brown leaves with a light silver sheen. Slender, upright, dark pink stems bear panicles of small, bell-shaped, pink-flushed, yellow flowers from early summer into early autumn.

Foliage

Semi evergreen

Habit

Clump-forming, Erect flower stem

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Colour

Flower

Flushed pink, Yellow in Summer; Yellow, Flushed pink in Autumn

Foliage

Flushed pink, Flushed green, Yellow-brown, Golden-yellow in All seasons

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How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Vine weevil , Leaf and bud eelworms

General care

Pruning

Remove faded flower spikes.

Propagation methods

Division

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Heuchera 'Ginger Ale' (Alum root 'Ginger Ale') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.4m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Underplanting, Waterside

Cultivation

Plant in a fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in sun or partial shade.

Soil type

Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Well-drained, 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