Melinda Myers

Coral Bells

Botanical Name

Heuchera spp.

Hardiness

Zones 3 to 8

Height

12 to 20 inches

Width

12 inches

Flowers

Late spring to early summer: red, pink, white

Light

Full sun to full shade (scorch on purple leaves in sun, poor flowering in shade)

Soil

Well-drained

Planting & Care

• Space plants 12 inches apart with the crown 1 inch deep
• No wet feet in winter
• Divide every 3 years to prevent woody stems
• Winter mulch to prevent frost heaving
• Heuchera villosa is more heat and humidity tolerant than other Heuchera species

Problems

None serious, stem rot, frost heaving

Varieties

• Heurchera micrantha var. diversifolia 'Palace Purple' - Perennial Plant of the Year 1991, 12" mound of red-purple foliage, off white flowers
• Lime Rickey - 18", chartreuse leaves, white flowers
• Marmalade - umber to deep sienna leaves with hot pink undersides, will take full sun
• Peach Flambe - peach colored spring and fall foliage, white flowers
• Heuchera sanguinea 'Firefly' - scalloped green leaves, bright red flowers
• Molly Bush - dark purple leaves maturing to green, greenish-white flowers from mid summer to fall
• Montrose Ruby - purple green foliage with a silver cast, white flowers
• Red Prince - green foliage and bright red flowers
• Coral Cloud - light green leaves with silver overtones, purple pink flowers
• Citronelle - yellow-green foliage with rosy red petioles, creamy white flowers