Heuchera 'Midnight Rose'

ALUM ROOT, CORAL BELLS
Family: Saxifragaceae
Pronounced: HOY-ka-ra

 

Quick Jumps

Growing Guide
Rainy Side Notes

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GROWING GUIDE

Origin:
Garden.
Plant Group:
Perennial.
Hardiness:
Sunset zones:1-9, 14-24.
USDA zones: 4-9.
Mature size:
Height: 10 inches (25 cm).
Width: 16 inches (40 cm).
Flowering period:
Late spring to early summer.
Flowering attributes:
Insignificant, tubular-shaped flowers on 24 inch purple stems.
Leaf attributes:
Black leaves and hot pink spots in spring that later in summer the leaves lighten and the pink and cream dots adorn the foliage.
Growth habit:
Mounding.
Light:
Sun to part sun.
Soil:
Light, fertile, moist, well-drained soil.
Feeding:
Side dress with compost or manure in fall. Fertilize in spring with a complete organic fertilizer.
Propagation Methods:
Divide in early spring by digging up plant and dividing the clump into pieces.
In autumn pull off rooted offsets from the sides of older crowns. Pot the offsets up and overwinter in cold frame or greenhouse.
Remove offsets in spring and root as a cutting.

 

Rainy Side Notes

Black leaves and hot pink spots in spring that later in summer the leaves lighten and the pink and cream dots adorn the foliage. This mounding plant is a 2007 Terra Nova introduction found by Terri Poindexter.

I placed this in my garden with other plants that had either silver or dark foliage. I only planted one Heuchera to trial, but this would look better with about 5 plants to make a stunning grouping. I'm pleased with the silvery foliage of Sedum 'Cape Blanco' around its base and I plan on extending this idea further, for a better display.

Middle photo courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries.
Top and bottom photos by author.

More reading:
A Passion for Heucheras (Article Archives).
More Heucheras in the Gallery.