Heuchera 'Forever Purple' (Forever Series)
alum root [Forever Purple]
A compact herbaceous perennial with glossy, lobed, deep purple leaves throughout the year. It has purple-pink flowers on very short spikes which last throughout the 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 | Purple | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Purple Pink | Purple | ||
| Autumn | Purple | |||
| Winter | 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
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen or Semi 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
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
Best grown in fertile, moist but well-drained soil that is neutral, in full sun or partial shade. Apply a mulch in spring
Propagation
Propagate by division in autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
Deadhead faded flower spikes. Remove dead or untidy foliage
Pests
May be susceptible to vine weevil and leaf and bud eelworms
Diseases
Generally disease-free but may be susceptible to rust
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