species
Heuchera micrantha
Coral bells
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Heuchera micrantha belongs to the family Saxifragaceae, also known as Coral bells, introduced to the UK. It reaches 50 cm tall and 50 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or full sun, on loam or chalk soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from June to July and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 50 cm tall × 50 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade, Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Chalk
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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