Heuchera 'Blondie in Lime' (Little Cutie Series)

RHS Plant Profile

alum root 'Blondie in Lime'

Herbaceous Perennial

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A compact, mound-forming, evergreen to semi-evergreen perennial bearing rounded, lobed, bright green leaves. Short, slender, upright stems bear dense panicles of tiny, bell-shaped, cream and green tinged flowers throughout summer

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 1–2 years
Max Spread: 0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height: 0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Clay Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained
pH: Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade

Aspect: West–facing or East–facing or South–facing
Exposure: 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
Drought Resistance: Yes

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Saxifragaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen, 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: Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

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

Propagation

Propagate by division in autumn

Suggested planting locations and garden types

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

Pruning

Remove faded flower spikes and any untidy foliage as required

Pests

May be susceptible to vine weevils and leaf and bud eelworm

Diseases

May be susceptible to heuchera rust