Heuchera 'Forever Red' (Forever Series)
alum root [Forever Red]
A vigorous, fast-growing, evergreen herbaceous perennial that is red all year long, redder still when the weather is cooler in Spring and Autumn. White flowers, borne on 35cm-long spikes contrast with the red foliage in late Summer.
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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 | Red | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White | Red | ||
| Autumn | Red | |||
| Winter | Red |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen or Semi 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
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
Best grown in fertile, moist but well-drained soil that is neutral, in full sun or partial shade. Apply a mulch in spring.
Propagation
Propagate by division in autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
Deadhead faded flower spikes. Remove dead or untidy foliage. Can lift out of ground easily so annual mulching recommended
Pests
May be susceptible to vine weevil and leaf and bud eelworms
Diseases
Generally disease-free but may be susceptible to rust
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