Scientific Name:
Heuchera
x
villosa
Pronunciation:
HEW-kur-uh ex vill-OH-suh
Common Name:
coral bells
Family Name:
Saxifragaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves covered with soft hairs (villosa).
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Origin:
Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Perennial border, Summer interest
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:
Orbicular, Ovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Crenate, Palmately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Thyrse
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink (cream)
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Pest Susceptibility:
Bacterial leaf spot, Fungal leaf spot, Mildew, Rust (Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
