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Summary
Bloom Color: Pink, Red, White.
Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.
Physical Characteristics
Heuchera sanguinea is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in) at a medium rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Ground Cover;
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
Mordant
The root can be used as an alum substitute, this is a mordant used in fixing dyes[172]. The root is rich in tannin, is this the active ingredient that acts as a mordant?[172]. A good ground cover plant for the woodland garden[200]. Plants should be spaced about 35cm apart each way[208].
Special Uses
Ground cover
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Cultivation details
Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Ground cover, Rock garden, Seashore, Specimen, Woodland garden. Succeeds in any good sweet garden soil that does not dry out in spring[1]. Prefers full sun but tolerates partial shade[1, 111]. Prefers a well-drained fairly rich and not too heavy soil[111]. Plants are hardy to about -20°c[187]. Apt to hybridize with other members of this genus[111]. A very ornamental plant, there are many named forms[1, 233]. Special Features:Attractive foliage, North American native, Naturalizing, Suitable for cut flowers.
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in a warm greenhouse and only just cover the seed. Germination is usually fairly rapid. Prick out the seedlings when they are large enough to handle and plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer. The seed can also be sown in the middle of spring in an outdoor seedbed and planted out in early summer. Alternatively, you can sow the seed in an outdoor seedbed in the middle of summer for planting out in the following spring. Division in March or October[1, 111]. It is best to divide the plants in August or early September, making sure that the woody roots are planted quite deeply with only the crown of foliage above the ground[233].
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Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
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| Latin Name | Common Name | Habit | Height | Hardiness | Growth | Soil | Shade | Moisture | Edible | Medicinal | Other |
| Heuchera americana | Rock Geranium, American alumroot, Alumroot, Coral Bells, Rock Geranium | Perennial | 0.5 |
4-9
| M | LM | SN | M | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Heuchera cylindrica | Alum Root, Roundleaf alumroot, Alpine alumroot, Beautiful alumroot, Poker alumroot | Perennial | 0.5 |
4-8
| | LM | SN | M | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Heuchera diversifolia | Alum Root, Crevice alumroot | Perennial | 0.6 |
4-8
| | LM | SN | M | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Heuchera glabra | Alpine Heuchera | Perennial | 0.6 |
4-8
| | LM | SN | M | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Heuchera micrantha | Alum Root, Crevice alumroot, Hartweg's alumroot, Coral Bells | Perennial | 0.7 |
4-9
| F | LM | SN | M | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Heuchera versicolor | Pink alumroot | Perennial | 0.2 |
8-11
| | LM | SN | M | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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