Heuchera 'Autumn Bride: Plant of the Weekend
Have a shady spot in your yard? Coral bells perform well in shade while providing great texture and color to your garden design. At Lurie we grow Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride,’ a shade tolerant perennial that can handle dry conditions such as under a tree. This fuzzy chartreuse foliage grows to 2 ft and stays pretty from spring through fall. A foam of white flowers emerge on panicles above the foliage in late summer and persists through fall. Huechera villosa (also called alumroot) is native to the eastern United States and tends to grow on cliffs and in rocky, mountainous areas. Native Americans made a tonic out of the roots to treat inflammation. This cultivar Heuchera villosa stands out among the hundreds of new coral bell cultivars that have flooded the nursery market over the past 30 years. H. ‘Autumn Bride’ is versatile, handling sun and shade. If you choose a shady spot, but a moist one, look out for fungal problems in mid-summer. Otherwise, this plant is disease resistant, drought tolerant, and does not require fertilizers. H. ‘Autumn Bride has larger leaves than that of many other coral bells, so it makes an impact. Deer prefer other plants, and rabbits stay away from our coral bells at Lurie. Stop by and enjoy the blooms. They last until the first frost! Heuchera ‘Autumn Bride’ is available for purchase at our Fall Festival and Plant Sale this September 17th from 10:00 am to 3:00.
Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride'
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