Coral Bells, Heuchera, Alumroot
Heuchera cv.
Saxifragaceae - Saxifrage Family
▲▼ mature, flowering plants
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Huechera species/cultivars: Coral Bells, Alum Root, Heuchera
Location near campus: in the Xeriscape Garden at the corner of National and Linwood, south of campus.
· Forms a cluster of rounded, shallowly-lobed leaves about 3 inches wide/long with long petioles
· Leaves may be yellow-green, green, purple-green, purple, reddish with or without silvery or darker green markings on leaves; leaves usually have scattered, long, stiff hairs—leaves can be quite showy on some cultivars
· Prefers partial shade, and fertile, moist, but well-drained soil
· Foliage grows 6-12 inches tall
· Tiny, upside-down urn-shaped flowers are born on slender panicles that may be 2-3 feet tall—some species have brightly-colored, showy flowers
· Heuchera americana: American Alumroot
o Has medium green foliage with long stiff hairs; some cultivars have silvery-tinge
o Has greenish-pink flowers
o Native to Missouri
· Heuchera micrantha: Small-Flowered Alumroot
o Has the more purple and silvery leaved cultivars—mainly grown for foliage
o Flowers are very small, cream-colored—usually not too showy
o Native to Pacific Northwest; cultivars are more heat and drought tolerant
· Heuchera sanguinea: Coral Bells
o Has green leaves, some with silvery tinge
o Flowers are bright red, pink, salmon—this is the more showy-flowered species
o Native to the Rocky Mountains