Heuchera 'Purple Petticoats'

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: 4-8.
Mature size:
Height: 22 inches (55 cm).
Width: 12 inches (30 cm).
Flowering period:
Late spring to early summer.
Flowering attributes:
Panicles of creamy white, tubular-shaped flowers on purple stems.
Leaf attributes:
Frilly, dark purple leaves with a brighter purple underside.
Growth habit:
Clump forming.
Light:
Part shade to full 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

Heuchera 'Purple Petticoats' is another Terra Nova introduction. This stocky plant is fantastic in the winter as a dark foliage plant with bright burgundy underneath; it weaves its charm in all seasons. If you aren't interested in adding beautiful foliage interest to your garden after seeing this beauty in all its frills, perhaps an eye exam might help.

Photographed in author's garden.

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