Heuchera Fire Chief

Front & Center™ Series Coral Bell, Alum Root
$17.95 ea.
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Color to the Rescue!
Color to the rescue! With glowing red foliage, this chief commands attention as it emerges in spring. More floriferous than most, bicolored pink and white flowers rise on red stems summer to fall. The scalloped foliage matures to a handsome smoky red. Heuchera Fire Chief from the Front & Center™ Series was a visitor favorite during the 3-year trial conducted by Mt. Cuba Center botanical gardens. Coral Bells flaunt a dazzling array of foliage color, texture and shapes. Vigorous and bearing many dainty flowers, these varieties make excellent border plants with their neat clumps of evergreen foliage.

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Code HEFC

Patent PP21,880

Plant Type Perennials

Species

Height Short 9" (18" in flower)

Spacing Plant 16" apart

Bloom Time Early Summer to Early Fall

Sun / Shade Full Sun to Full Shade

Zones 4-9

Soil Type Normal, Acidic

Water Needs Medium

Sold In Plantable Pots

Special Features

  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Good for Cut Flowers
  • Deer Resistant
  • Evergreen
  • Attracts Hummingbirds

Planting Sites

  • Edgers
  • OK in Containers

Heuchera General Information

Heuchera make excellent border plants with their nearly evergreen foliage in neat clumps. Dainty flowers are held aloft on airy stems May through July. These versatile perennials can be used in a shady courtyard pot or as a groundcover under deciduous trees. Prefers average to moist soil conditions. Idaho has restricted all potted plant material from being shipped into Idaho at this time.

Heuchera Plant Care

Benefits from deadheading. Watch for frost heaving - mulch can help. In cold climates, winter mulch applied after the ground freezes will help prevent root heaving. It keeps the mature crown in contact with the soil and keeps the soil moist in the summer as well. Must have good drainage over the winter, though, so don't over-do the overwintering mulching. Shear off any damaged leaves in early spring to make room for new foliage. Can be divided every 3 years in spring.

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