species
Heuchera sanguinea
Coral bells · Coralbells
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Heuchera sanguinea is a perennial in the family Saxifragaceae, also known as Coral bells or Coralbells, introduced to the UK. It reaches 50 cm tall and 40 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from May to September 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 × 40 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- 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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