Common Name | Heucherella |
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Family | Saxifragaceae |
Genus | Heucherella |
species | -- |
Plant Type | Perennial |
US Patent # | PP22396 |
EU Grant # | EU32433 |
Bloom Time | June, July |
Flower Color | White |
Foliage Color | Brown, Green, Lime, Red |
Dormancy | Winter |
Exposure | Full Sun, Part Shade |
Growth Habit | Mounding |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
How Different? | This is a large landscape type Heucherella with brassy spring color and red brown summer color. |
Landscape Value | Mixed beds, border, container. Use for showy spring color. |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Persistence | Evergreen |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 20" / 24" / 28" |
Soil (Garden) | Prefers well-drained, humus rich soils. |
Water (Garden) | Average. They like more moisture than the Heuchera. |
Special Uses | Deep South, Winter Color |
Comments | A finalist for the Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year award in 2011. |
Heucherella ‘Brass Lantern’
Outstanding vigor combined with brassy gold and red spring color on maple shaped leaves. A beacon in the garden. Use this large, evergreen, landscape perennial in mixed beds, under high branching shrubs, or in a container. Spikes of white flowers on dark stems. Winter color olive and brown. Best color contrast with some shade.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 20″ / 24″ / 28″
Exposure: Part Shade, Full Sun
Bloom Time(s): June, July
Water (Greenhouse) | Dry moderatley between waterings. |
EC | 0.6 – 0.9 |
pH | 5.5 – 6.5 |
Fertility Needs | 100 – 150 ppm |
Notes | Be careful not to bury the crowns when planting. |
Finish Time to 4″ | 4 – 6 weeks |
Finish Time to Gallon | 8 – 10 weeks |
Day Length for Flowering | Day Neutral |
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