About
An evergreen perennial forming a mound of lobed, heart-shaped leaves opening dark purple in spring, becoming dark blue-green, with dark purple veining and a silvery sheen, in summer. Spires of tiny, cream, bell-shaped flowers on wiry, upright stems appear from late spring to early summer.
About the genus
Heuchera are more or less evergreen, clump-forming perennials with attractive, rounded, shallowly palmately lobed leaves and racemes or panicles of small, tubular flowers, often with colourful calyces
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun, Partial shade
Soil typeClay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHNeutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectEast-facing, South-facing, West-facing
ExposureExposed, Sheltered
UK hardinessH6
Plant details
Plant typeHerbaceous Perennial
HabitClump forming
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.5-1 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
Care notes
CultivationGrow in fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in sun or partial shade. The woody rootstock tends to lift out of the ground so mulch annually or lift and replant
PruningRemove faded flower spikes
PropagationPropagate by division in autumn
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevils and leaf and bud eelworm
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to heuchera rust