Heuchera 'Changeling'
alum root 'Changeling'
A semi-evergreen, clump-forming perennial with an ever-changing display of leaf colour. Young foliage opens as a bright peachy pink colour, then fades to a champagne and taupe shade before changing to an olive green. The tops of the leaves are dusted with sliver, forming a mound of lobed leaves that open rosy, red in spring and deepen to a deep wine red. Loose sprays of small white flowers are held on slender stems above the foliage, from late spring into summer
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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
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | White | Brown Orange | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White | Brown Green | ||
| Autumn | Brown Green | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical 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
Unresolved
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
Remove faded flower spikes and tidy up old foliage in early spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- 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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