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Herbaceous Perennial

Heuchera 'Paris'PBR
  • RHS AGM

alum root 'Paris'

'Paris' is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial producing a tight mound of silvered foliage with dark green veins. Upright, 35cm tall sprays of small, rose-pink, bell-shaped flowers are produced over a long period from late spring to late summer

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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Pink Green Grey Silver
Summer Pink Green Grey Silver
Autumn Green Grey Silver
Winter Green Grey Silver
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

West–facing or South–facing or North–facing or East–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Drought resistance
Yes
Hardiness
H6
Botanical 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, soil in sun or partial shade. The woody rootstock tends to lift out of the ground so mulch annually or lift and replant

Propagation

Propagate by division in autumn

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Coastal
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Rock garden
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cut flowers
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Garden edging
  • Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning

Remove faded flower spikes; tidy up damaged leaves after winter

Pests

May be susceptible to vine weevils and leaf and bud eelworms

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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