Heuchera Key Lime Pie ('Tnheu042') (Dolce Series)
alum root [Key Lime Pie]
A mound-forming, semi-evergreen to evergreen, herbaceous perennial with lime-green to mid-green, mottled foliage and tall, arching stems of tiny, bell-shaped, white flowers in spring until summer.
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1–2 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | White | Green Yellow | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | White | Green Yellow | ||
Autumn | Green Yellow | |||
Winter | Green Yellow |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or West–facing or South–facing
Exposure
ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen or Semi evergreen
- Habit
- Clump forming
- 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, neutral soil in sun or partial shade. Mulch annually.
Propagation
Propagate by division in autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Patio and container plants
- Cottage and informal garden
- Low Maintenance
- Flower borders and beds
- Garden edging
- Ground cover
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
- Banks and slopes
Pruning
Remove faded flower spikes and faded leaves as required.
Pests
May be susceptible to vine weevils and leaf and bud eelworm
Diseases
May be affected by heuchera rust
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