Heuchera 'Glitter'PBR
alum root 'Glitter'
A compact, clump-forming semi-evergreen to evergreen herbaceous perennial producing silvery foliage with black veining and pale purple undersides. Masses of fuchsia-pink flowers appear on long stems above the foliage throughout the spring and summer
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 | Pink | Grey Silver Black Purple | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink | Grey Silver Black Purple | ||
| Autumn | Grey Silver Black Purple | |||
| Winter | Grey Silver Black Purple |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen or Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy, 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
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, moist, but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. If the soil is moist, a shadier position may be tolerated. To prevent the rhizomes rising to the surface, mulch annually and divide every few years
Propagation
Propagate by division in late summer or early autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
- Cut flowers
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
- Banks and slopes
Pruning
No pruning required. Remove dead leaves
Pests
May be susceptible to vine weevils and leaf and bud eelworm
Diseases
May be susceptible to heuchera rust
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