Heuchera 'Blondie in Lime' (Little Cutie Series)
alum root 'Blondie in Lime'
A compact, mound-forming, evergreen to semi-evergreen perennial bearing rounded, lobed, bright green leaves. Short, slender, upright stems bear dense panicles of tiny, bell-shaped, cream and green tinged flowers throughout summer
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1–2 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Cream Green | |||
| Autumn | ||||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
West–facing or East–facing or South–facing
Exposure
ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H6Botanical 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
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in a fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in sun or partial shade
Propagation
Propagate by division in autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- City and courtyard gardens
- Low Maintenance
- Flower borders and beds
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
- Garden edging
- Banks and slopes
Pruning
Remove faded flower spikes and any untidy foliage as required
Pests
May be susceptible to vine weevils and leaf and bud eelworm
Diseases
May be susceptible to heuchera rust
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