About
A compact, mound-forming, semi-evergreen to evergreen perennial with rounded, glossy, lobed, reddish-purple leaves with dark purple veins and slender, upright stems bearing small, bell-shaped, white flowers in 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, Well-drained
AspectWest-facing, East-facing, South-facing
ExposureSheltered
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 usesPatio and container plants, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
CultivationGrow in a reasonably fertile, moist but well-drained or well-drained, neutral soil in partial shade or sun.
PruningDeadhead after flowering if required.
PropagationPropagate by division in spring every three to four years.
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevil.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-free.