Scientific Name:
Heuchera micrantha
var.
diversifolia
'Palace Purple'
Pronunciation:
HEW-kur-uh my-KRANTH-uh variety dih-vur-sih-FOE-lee-uh
Common Name:
Palace Purple alumroot
Family Name:
Saxifragaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves purple, palmate, lobed, shiny, deep veined, maple leaf-like in appearance, present all year; inflorescence panicle of tiny, ball-like white flowers borne on a long peduncle rising high above leaves.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Garden origin, Mexico
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Hanging basket, Perennial border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Heavily veined
Surfaces:
Lustrous, Glandular hairs
Colour in Summer:
Dark-red, Bronze
Colour in Fall:
Red, Bronze
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Dentate, Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Thyrse, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Urceolate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North
- (ONE) Overpass North side East
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : N. of willow tree