About
This dense, clump-forming perennial with large, dark charcoal grey-veined, rosy-purple leaves. During the Summer, rosy-pink flowers are borne on upright stems from dark rose coloured buds.
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, East-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. Can tolerate clay and drought. 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 resistanceMay be susceptible to rust