Heuchera 'Midnight Rose'
alum root 'Midnight Rose'
A cultivar with roundly-lobed, dark burgundy foliage is splashed with a strong pink. These markings fade to cream as the season heads to autumn. The underside of the leaves is a contrasting pinkish-red. Dainty panicles of cream flowers appears 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 | Cream | Pink Purple Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink Purple Red | |||
| Autumn | Cream Purple Red | |||
| Winter | Cream Purple Red |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or West–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 ensuring the crown is not buried
Propagation
Propagate by division in autumn or by cuttings when in growth
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Patio and container plants
- Rock garden
- Cottage and informal garden
- Flower borders and beds
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
Remove faded flower spikes and tidy up old foliage 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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