| Description | A tough Heuchera with fuzzy leaves. Has been reported to tolerate heat, full sun and a little more dryness than other Heuchera. |
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| Pronunciation | (HEW-ker-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | half day morning sun, part sun, may burn in full sun unless given adequate moisture |
| Moisture | average, avoid hot and dry |
| Soil & Site | average, avoid dry |
| Flowers | small, white, panicles, borne on wiry stem |
| Leaves | fuzzy, olive-brown to chocolate-green, foliage color varies with the growing conditions, especially the amount of light |
| Dimensions | 12 inches high, 16 inch width |
| Maintenance | I prefer to gently remove the dead leaves in the spring. Gently is the key word since some Heuchera do not produce stout clumps and pieces are easily broken off. Heuchera may frost heave and a mulch will help prevent this. If they do heaves, gently push the plants back into the ground or digging in to reset the plant. Do this in the spring. Rejuvenation by division may be need as the plants get older and form thick heavy stems at the base of the plant. Depending on the species some will produce a prodigious amount of flower scapes and these should be deadheaded |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | The species plant (heuchera villosa) is native to wooded slopes from Virginia to Georgia and Tennessee. |
| Cultivar Origin | French breeder Thierry Delabroye |
| Misc Facts | "Genus name honors Johann Heinrich von Heucher (1677-1747), physician, botanist and medicinal plant expert at Wittenberg University, Germany. Common name of coral bells is in reference to the red bell-shaped flowers produced by Heuchera sanguina. Common name of alum root is in reference to the medicinal use of some species plants as an astringent to stop bleeding". (#144) |
| Author's Notes | I have grown and observed many different Heuchera over the years. I ran a nursery when "Palace Purple" was the most popular. Now there are so many cultivars it's mind boggling. In my opinion the best place to grow them is in an area that gets some full sun but the plant isn't baked, like an east exposure. In the full sun they will need some additional moisture. |
| Notes & Reference | #105-Heuchera and Heucherellas (Dan Heims, Grahame Ware), #119-Heuchera, Tiarella and Heucherella A Gardeners Guide (Charles and Martha Oliver), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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