Heuchera 'Green Spice'
alum root 'Green Spice'
A decorative-leaved cultivar, whose lobed and rounded leaves are predominantly silver-green with a green edge and burgundy leaf veins. Dainty panicles of pale pink flowers are borne in late spring
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Pink | Purple Green Grey Silver | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Purple Green Grey Silver | |||
| Autumn | Purple Green Grey Silver | |||
| Winter | Purple Green Grey Silver |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
West–facing or South–facing or North–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Exposed or ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Heuchera are more or less evergreen, clump-forming perennials with attractive, rounded, shallowly palmately lobed leaves and racemes or panicles of small, tubular flowers, often with colourful calyces
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in a fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in sun or partial shade. The woody rootstock tends to lift out of the ground so mulch annually or lift and replant. Tidy up old foliage in spring
Propagation
Propagate by division in autumn or cuttings in summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Rock garden
- City and courtyard gardens
- Patio and container plants
- Flower borders and beds
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
Cut back stems of leggy or woody plants to a leaf bud in early spring
Pests
May be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms and vine weevil
Diseases
May be affected by heuchera rust
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