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Description
Plum Pudding Coral Bells is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a clumping habit. It large shiny plum-purple leaves with dark purple veining and rounded lobed create a basal mound that holds its color year round. Tiny white bell-like flowers bloom high on spires in mid-summer attracting butterflies. Best bloom in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.
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Type: |
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Origins: |
NA Native Hybrid |
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Height: |
1' - 2' |
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Spread: |
1' - 1.5’ |
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Spacing: |
1.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 9 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Hybrid tolerances vary, some can tolerate full sun if mulched and soils consistently moist. Potential issues include powdery mildew, rust, leaf spot, and frost heaving of roots if winter temperatures fluctuate widely.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Hellebore, Daylily, Hosta
IMAGES: Photo by Valleybrook Gardens, Heuchera Plum Pudding, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Heuchera Plum Pudding 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Salicyna, Heuchera Plum Pudding 2020-06-23 0101, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Heuchera Plum Puddin 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (5) Salicyna, Heuchera Plum Pudding 2020-06-23 0100, CC BY-SA 4.0, (6) cultivar413, Heuchera 'Plum Pudding', Viola x 'Sorbet Blueberry Cream', Phlox stolonifera 'Sherwood Purple' 110522
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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