Common Name | Alum root |
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Family | Saxifragaceae |
Genus | Heuchera |
species | hybrid |
Plant Series | Heuchera FOREVER® Collection |
Plant Type | Perennial |
Persistence | Evergreen |
US Patent # | PP29644 ('TNHEUFR') |
EU Grant # | PBRAF ('TNHEUFR') |
Hardiness Zone | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Growth Habit | Mounding |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 7" / 14" / 14" |
Finish Time | Fast (4-6 Weeks) |
Bloom Time | August, September |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Flowering Season | Summer |
Flower Color | Pink |
Leaf Color | Red |
Soil | Moderately well drained, organic soil types are best. |
pH | 5.5 - 6.5 |
Exposure | Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade |
Special Uses | Hummingbird Attractor, Winter Color |
Nutritional Needs | 100 - 150 ppm |
Dormancy | Winter |
Water (Greenhouse) | Dry moderately between waterings. |
Water (Garden) | Average, better too dry than too wet when established. |
How Different? | Like a red 'Mahogany'. Compared to 'Fire Alarm' it is redder with smaller, more ruffled leaves and more crowns. Compared to 'Fire Chief', it is redder, a bigger plant, with more crowns, and leaves more ruffled. |
Landscape Value | Mass planting, mixed beds or containers. |
Finish Time to 4" | 4 - 6 weeks |
Comments | -- |
Grower Notes | Be careful not to bury the crowns when planting. |
Heuchera FOREVER® Red
This lovely, fast growing Heuchera has the reddest leaves ever, a great crown, and it is a vigorous grower. The leaves are cut and somewhat ruffled and reddest in the spring and fall when the temperatures are cooler. The 14″ spikes with white flowers in mid summer complement and contrast with the foliage.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 7″ / 14″ / 14″
Exposure: Part Shade, Full Sun, Full Shade
Bloom Time(s): August, September
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