Coral Bells, Fire Alarm Heuchera

Fire Alarm Heuchera is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a mounding habit grown for its dramatic basal foliage.  The lobed leaves emerge a fiery hot red then age to a brown-red in summer.  Airy clusters of tiny palest pink bell-like flowers bloom on dark red spires in summer attracting butterflies.  Blooms best in partial sun and moist well-drained soils. 

Type:	Perennial
Origins:	NA Native Hybrid
Height:	0.5' - 1.5'
Spread:	0.5' - 1’
Spacing:	1’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	4 - 9
Culture:	Part Sun, Full Shade
Bloom Color:	Red
Season of Interest:	Summer, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  Potential issues include powdery mildew, rust, leaf spot, and frost heaving of roots if winter temperatures fluctuate widely.  Will grow slowly in heavy shade.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:   Lenten Rose, Hosta, Painted Fern

IMAGES: judy dean, Heuchera Display, (2) Photo(s) courtesy of TERRA NOVA® Nurseries, Inc., Heuchera 'Fire Alarm'

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.