Heuchera 'Sugar Plum'PBR
alum root 'Sugar Plum'
'Sugar Plum' is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial to about 40cm, with lobed, very dark red leaves, with vivid silvery marbling, often turning pink, on the upper surface, and dark green or dark red veining. Spikes of well-spaced, silvery-pink flowers appear from late spring to mid-summer
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
NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Pink | Green Red Grey Silver Pink | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink | Green Red Grey Silver Pink | ||
| Autumn | Green Red Grey Silver Pink | |||
| Winter | Green Red Grey Silver Pink |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or North–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- 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
Accepted
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 every few years
Propagation
Propagate by division in autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
Pruning
Remove faded flower spikes
Pests
May be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworm and vine weevil
Diseases
May be affected by heuchera rust
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