About
This vigorous, fast-growing, evergreen herbaceous perennial that is red all year long, redder still when the weather is cooler in Spring and Autumn. White flowers, borne on 35cm-long spikes contrast with the red foliage in late 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 pHNeutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectEast-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
ExposureExposed, Sheltered
UK hardinessH5
Plant details
Plant typeHerbaceous Perennial
HabitClump forming
FoliageEvergreen, Semi evergreen
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
Care notes
CultivationBest grown in fertile, moist but well-drained soil that is neutral, in full sun or partial shade. Apply a mulch in spring.
PruningDeadhead faded flower spikes. Remove dead or untidy foliage. Can lift out of ground easily so annual mulching recommended
PropagationPropagate by division in autumn
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevil and leaf and bud eelworms
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-free but may be susceptible to rust