About
A semi-evergreen cultivar, whose spring leaves emerge as orange, toning down later to peach shades and becoming purple in winter. Leaves have mottled veining and are rounded, lobed and ruffled in shape. Dainty panicles of cream flowers are borne in mid 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 typeLoam, Sand
Soil pHNeutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectNorth-facing, South-facing, West-facing, East-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 height1-2 years
Suggested usesCoastal, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden, City and courtyard gardens
Care notes
CultivationGrow in a 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. Tidy up old foliage in spring
PruningRemove faded flower spikes
PropagationPropagate by division in autumn or by cuttings of younger shoots in summer
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms and vine weevil
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to heuchera rust