About
A clump-forming perennial with large lime leaves with red-black veining. Leaves go pink in colour in autumn and bear panicles of bright pink flowers through 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 typeLoam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
AspectEast-facing, South-facing, North-facing, West-facing
ExposureExposed, Sheltered
UK hardinessH6
Plant details
Plant typeHerbaceous Perennial
HabitBushy
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Coastal, Rock garden
Care notes
CultivationGrow in a fertile, moist but well-drained, 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; tidy up damaged leaves after winter
PropagationPropagate by division in autumn
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms and vine weevil
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to Heuchera rust