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