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  • HEUCHERA 'Palace Purple'
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© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. HEUCHERA 'Palace Purple' and PODOPHYLLUM versipelle 'Spotty Dotty'
© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. Roscoea purpurea, Heuchera, Campanula glomerata 'Alba'
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    HEUCHERA 'Palace Purple'

    Commonly known as Alumroot, Coral bells, Coral flower

    RHS Plant of the Decade 1983 - 1992. Dark purple foliage, cream/pink flowers
     
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    • Good to know
      Woody rootstock tends to push upwards. Mulch annually and lift and replant when necessary in late summer
    • Pests & Diseases
      Vine weevil, leaf eelworms.
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. UK. 1980. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Brian Halliwell.
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
    • Cream
    • Shades of pink
      All shades of pink through to Carmine (red)
    • Panicles
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Purple
    • Height
      45-60cm (18-24in)
    • Spread
      45-60cm (18-24in)
    • Ground cover
      These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Vigorous, clump-forming perennial with heart-shaped, jagged, almost metallic, leaves to 15cm (6in) long
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Neutral soil preferred
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Bee friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      45-60cm (18-24in)
      Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        45-60cm (18-24in)
       
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