Heuchera sanguinea var.pulchra
(Coral Bells)
Family - Saxifragaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 30cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with a mounding habit. Pale to mid-green leaves are rounded to heart-shaped and are shallowly lobed. Small, deep vivid pink flowers are bell-shaped and produced in panicles throughout the summer. Unusually for Heucheras, H. sanguinea var. pulchra is grown more for the flowers than the foliage. The flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies and are good for use as cut flowers.
Additional common name - Alum root
Flower:
Small, deep vibrant pink flowers are bell-shaped and produced in panicles from June into August. The flower stems are held well above the foliage.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Bell-shaped flowers in panicles
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Rounded to Cordate leaves are shallowly lobed and are a bright shade of pale to mid-green. The leaves are held at the base of the plant.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Rounded to cordate
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Will not tolerate waterlogged soil.