Heuchera Crème Brûlée ('Tnheucb'PBR) (Dolce Series)
alum root [Crème Brûlée]
A colourful cultivar with semi-evergreen, ruffled leaves that are predominantly orange. Small-flowered flower spikes of reddish pink are borne from late spring to summer
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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
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Bronze Green Orange | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink | Bronze Green Orange | ||
| Autumn | Bronze Green Orange | |||
| Winter | Bronze Green Orange |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or North–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Exposed or ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Semi 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
Trade
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 or by cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Rock garden
- Flower borders and beds
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
Remove faded flower spikes. Tidy old leaves in spring
Pests
Generally pest-free but may be susceptible to vine weevils and leaf and bud eelworm
Diseases
May be susceptible to heuchera rust
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