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Other common names alum root 'Palace Purple'
Synonyms Heuchera micrantha var. diversifolia 'Palace Purple' Heuchera sanguinea 'Palace Purple'
Heuchera 'Palace Purple'
Family Saxifragaceae
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
Details 'Palace Purple' forms a mound of sharply lobed, metallic bronze-purple leaves, with loose panicles of small pale pink flowers in early summer. Shortlisted for the Chelsea Plant of the Centenary for the decade 1983-1992
Foliage Semi-evergreen
Habit Clump-forming
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H6
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Aspect South-facing or West-facing or East-facing or North-facing
Exposure Exposed or Sheltered
Loam
Sand
MoistureMoist but well-drained
SoilLoam, Sand
pHNeutral
Ultimate height 0.1-0.5 metres
Ultimate spread 0.1-0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height 2-5 years
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
Propagation Propagate by division in autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types Ground Cover Cut Flowers Flower borders and beds Underplanting of Roses and Shrubs Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants
Pruning Remove faded flower spikes
Pests Prone to vine weevils and leaf and bud eelworm
Diseases May be affected by heuchera rust
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alum root 'Palace Purple'
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