Heuchera 'Peachberry Ice'PBR (Dolce Series)

RHS Plant Profile
alum root 'Peachberry Ice'
Plants for pollinators
Herbaceous Perennial

A semi-evergreen, clump-forming perennial with richly coloured ruffled leaves and a height and spread of 30cm. Fruity apricot-orange leaves have a frosting of silver, highlighting the veins and berry pink undersides. The colours mellow as they mature though the season, and sprinkling sprays of cream flowers bloom in the 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
2–5 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
Acid or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H6

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Saxifragaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
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. The woody rootstock tends to lift out of the ground so mulch annually or lift and replant ensuring the crown is not buried. See Heuchera cultivation for more detailed advice

Propagation

Propagate by division in autumn or by cuttings when in growth

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Coastal
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Rock 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 susceptible to heuchera rust