× Heucherella 'Alabama Sunrise'PBR

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heucherella 'Alabama Sunrise'

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heucherella 'Alabama Sunrise' RHS
Herbaceous Perennial
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A compact, evergreen, clump-forming perennial to 45cm high. Its deeply-lobed leaves emerge a golden-yellow with dark red veins, darkening to green in the summer before older leaves become tinted with orange-pink in the autumn. Sprays of small white flowers are held above the mounded foliage on slender stems in spring and summer

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
2–5 years
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH
Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade
Aspect
North–facing or South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H6

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Saxifragaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Bushy
Genus
× Heucherella are hybrids between Heuchera and Tiarella, and are evergreen, clump-forming perennials with ovate or rounded leaves and open panicles of small bell-shaped pink or white flowers over a long period
Name Status
Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist, but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade

Propagation

Propagate by division

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Patio and container plants
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Banks and slopes
  • Garden edging
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Ground cover
  • Underplanting of roses and shrubs

Pruning

Remove dead leaves and deadhead

Pests

May be susceptible to vine weevil, especially when grown in containers

Diseases

Generally disease-free