Botanical Name: Common Names:
Heuchera sanguinea Ruby Bells Coral Bells, Alumroot,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
TBA Clumping, Dense
Description:
Old fashioned style of coral bells with ruffled green leaves and deep-red bell flowers during late Spring and through Summer. Large mounding habit. Very easy to grow when planted in a well drained soil. It is showy in containers, mixed beds and when planted en mass. Grows approx. 40cm high x 30cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prefers a sunny or partly shaded position in free draining soil.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Saxifragaceae NorthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate