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Herbaceous Perennial

Heuchera Splashberry ('Ifhesbs') (Indian Summer Series)
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alum root [Splashberry]

A clump-forming evergreen perennial with large yellowy green leaves with a central splash of red, outlining and defining the veins. 30 cm high and spread 35cm high. Sprays of small white flowers bloom in summer

Synonyms
Heuchera 'Ifhesbs'
Heuchera 'Splashberry'
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green Red Variegated
Summer White Green Red Variegated
Autumn Green Red Variegated
Winter Green Red Variegated
Position
  • Full shade
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H7
Botanical details
Family
Saxifragaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
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

Trade

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
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • 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

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