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HEUCHERA
Commonly known as Alumroot, Coral bells, Coral flower
Colourful groundcover, good for cut-flowers and attractive to bees.
Has a habit of rising out of the ground so lift and replant or divide after 3 years.
Genus of about 55 species of evergreen and semi-evergreen perennials from woodland and rocky sites in North America, chiefly the Rocky Mountains, with a few from Mexico.
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Evergreen
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Ground coverThese plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
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HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
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Additional Features
Good to knowFlowers are good for cutting. Mulch annually as the rootstock pushes upwards. Wildlife plant - bees.
Place of originNorth America, mainly Rocky Mountains. -
WildlifeRabbit Resistant
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Overpotting Problems - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of HEUCHERA
HEUCHERA 'Blondie'
orange-peach coloured foliage and yellow flowers
HEUCHERA 'Boysenberry'
red, orange and mahogany shades of ruffled leaves
Gift-wrapping available
HEUCHERA 'Cherry Cola'
rich red-brown foliage and cherry-red flowers
HEUCHERA 'Chocolate Ruffles'
chocolate ruffled leaves with a maroon underside showing the ruffles. White flowers
Gift-wrapping available
HEUCHERA 'Fire Chief'
bright red leaves in spring darken to wine-red then eventually brown in late summer
Gift-wrapping available
HEUCHERA 'Green Spice'
silvery leaves with green veins and edged with green, developing purple tints in winter. Small white flowers
Gift-wrapping available
HEUCHERA 'Lime Marmalade'
dense, frilly, lime-green foliage. This variety has a much stronger habit than other lime coloured heucheras and will tolerate some sun
HEUCHERA 'Marmalade'
luxurious, rich, shiny undulating evergreen foliage ranging from umber to deep sienna. Striking hot pink undersides
Gift-wrapping available
HEUCHERA 'Obsidian'
glossy reddish-black leaves in spring darkening to near black by summer
Gift-wrapping available
HEUCHERA 'Palace Purple'
RHS Plant of the Decade 1983 - 1992. Dark purple foliage, cream/pink flowers
Gift-wrapping available
HEUCHERA 'Plum Pudding'
plum coloured shiny metallic foliage which excels in early spring
HEUCHERA 'Purple Petticoats'
excellent purple leaf which becomes more frilly in winter. Cream flowers
HEUCHERA 'Wildberry'
large glossy purple-pink foliage with deeper veining and white flowers.
HEUCHERA 'Wild Rose'
large bright purple leaves with darker veining
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