Scientific Name:
Heuchera villosa
(incl. hybrid cvs.)
Pronunciation:
HEW-kur-uh vill-OH-suh
Common Name:
coral bells, hairy alum root
Family Name:
Saxifragaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Plants 45-60cm tall, laves basal, most orbicular-oblong, most 4-8(-12)cm wide, base cordate-truncate, (5-)7-9(-11) deep triangular-ovate lobes (may appear polygonal), margin sharply dentate, both sides pubescent (villosa), velvety texture; inflorescence 70-90cm tall, panicle-like with cymose branching (thyrse), flowers ~4mm wide, calyx bell-shaped.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Origin:
U.S. - southwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Rock garden, Summer interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Tomentose
Colour in Summer:
Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Brown, depends on cv.
Shapes:
Oblong, Orbicular, Ovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cordate, Truncate
Margins:
Ciliate, Dentate, Palmately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Thyrse, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink (cream)
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
n/a
Organ Modifications:
Stipule (leafy)
Pest Susceptibility:
Bacterial leaf spot, Fungal leaf spot, Mildew, Rust (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
