Heuchera Sanguinea (Saxifragaceae)
A beautiful perennial known commonly as coral bells or alum root, a reference to the use of some species to stop bleeding. This North American native has been the subject of mountains of breeding dating only back to the 1980’s. Many of the new cultivars emphasize the species pencheant for multi colored leaves. I am not a fan. Our emphasis is in some of the older cultivars with bright flowers that light up a shady garden. I also like some of the purple foliaged species for their persistent summer color. Heucheras will do fine with more sun in places with cool summers. They like a rich, but well drained soil as they can frost heave in damp locations.
A beautiful perennial known commonly as coral bells or alum root, a reference to the use of some species to stop bleeding. This North American native has been the subject of mountains of breeding dating only back to the 1980’s. Many of the new cultivars emphasize the species pencheant for multi colored leaves. I am not a fan. Our emphasis is in some of the older cultivars with bright flowers that light up a shady garden. I also like some of the purple foliaged species for their persistent summer color. Heucheras will do fine with more sun in places with cool summers. They like a rich, but well drained soil as they can frost heave in damp locations.
A beautiful perennial known commonly as coral bells or alum root, a reference to the use of some species to stop bleeding. This North American native has been the subject of mountains of breeding dating only back to the 1980’s. Many of the new cultivars emphasize the species pencheant for multi colored leaves. I am not a fan. Our emphasis is in some of the older cultivars with bright flowers that light up a shady garden. I also like some of the purple foliaged species for their persistent summer color. Heucheras will do fine with more sun in places with cool summers. They like a rich, but well drained soil as they can frost heave in damp locations.
Our selections
We carry the ‘Firefly’ variety which produces a dense, variegated mound of nearly evergreen foliage and puts up wiry 12”-16” stems with small, bright red flowers from May to July. Bressingham is similar with flowers in shades of white, pink and red. We also carry the purple foliaged H. americana species ‘Purple Palace’