Heuchera sanguinea
Coralbells, Alumroot, Crimson Bells
3-8
Seventy species are native to the Rocky Mountains - United States and Canada

Perennial of moist, shaded areas.
12-20 inches tall and 12 inches wide
Flowers ¼-½ inches long, bell shaped, in cymose panicles on stems 10-20 inches long. Flower colors are red, pink, or white.
Late spring to early summer
Mostly basal, reniform to ovate-orbicular, ¾-2 inches wide, base cordate, lobed and dentate, glandular-pubescent, borne on hairy petioles 1½-5 inches long.
 
Plants are shallow rooted and subject to frost heaving. To help alleviate heaving, crowns should be set 1 inch below soil level and mulched.
  • 'Bressingham Blaze' - Fiery red flowers with marbled leaves.
  • 'Bressingham Hybrids' - Hybrid of mixed colors in shades of white, pink and coral-red. This cultivar is usually seed propagated.
  • 'Chatterbox' - Rose-pink flowers, June-September flowering period.
  • 'Cherry Splash' - Cherry red flowers over leaves with white and gold splashes.
  • 'Firebird' - Deep scarlet flowers, 15-18 inches tall.
  • 'Frosty' - Very heavy silvered foliage and bright red flowers.
  • 'Green lvory' - White flowers, 24-30 inches tall.
  • 'June Bride' - White flowers on 15 inches stems.
  • 'Matin Bells' - Coral-red flowers, June-September flowering period.
  • 'Rain of Fire' - Cherry-red flowers, 18 inches.
  • 'Pretty Polly' - Pale pink flowers, 10-12 inches tall.
  • 'Red Spangles' - Deep red flowers and dark green foliage.
  • 'Scarlet Sentinel' - Red flowers, 30 inches tall.
  • 'Scintillation' - Red flowers, 24-30 inches tall.
  • 'Silver Veii' - Foliage of this new cultivar has a silver overlay. The silver color is more solid than that found on 'Snow Storm'.
  • 'Snowflakes' - White flowers.
  • 'Snow Storm' - The foliage of this cultivar is variegated with dense white speckling and the flowers are Cercise colored.
  • 'White Cloud' - White to cream colored flowers, 18 inches.
This species has hairy foliage like Tellima, Tiarella and Tolmiea, however, it differs from them by having petals that are shorter than the sepals and by consistently having 5 stamens.

Dan Heims, Terra-Nova Nursery, Portland, Oregon, has selected several hybrid Heucheras which are being produced by tissue culture.

Heuchera honors a German botanist , J. H. von Heucher.

 

 
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