About
Sugar Berry' is a compact, evergreen perennial to 15m tall with dark-veined, shallowly-lobed, purple-violet leaves overlaid with a silvery sheen. Short spikes of pink flowers are borne in spring and 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 typeClay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHNeutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectWest-facing, East-facing, South-facing, North-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 usesPatio and container plants, City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden
Care notes
CultivationGrow in 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 every few years
PruningRemove faded flower spikes
PropagationPropagate by division in autumn
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms and vine weevil
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to heuchera rust