About
Heuchera 'Oakington Jewel' is a free-flowering, evergreen perennial heuchera with dark-green, toothed, mottled foliage and coral-pink to red flowers on tall, upright stems above the foliage in summer. A reliable and ornamental selection for a shaded or partly shaded border.
About the genus
Heuchera are evergreen or semi-evergreen, clump-forming perennials with rounded, palmately lobed leaves and wiry-stemmed racemes or panicles of small, tubular flowers in summer. Popular as much for their ornamental foliage as their flowers, they excel as ground cover in shaded borders.
Growing conditions
SunlightFull shade, Partial shade
Soil typeChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectEast-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH6
Plant details
Plant typeHerbaceous Perennial
HabitClump forming
FoliageSemi evergreen
Height0.5-1 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
Care notes
CultivationGrow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, in partial or full shade, and mulch every year; the rootstock tends to push upwards, so every few years, in late summer or early autumn, divide and re-plant with only the crown above ground
PruningNo pruning required. Remove dead leaves
PropagationPropagate by division in late summer or early autumn
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevils and leaf and bud eelworm
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to heuchera rust