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Purple Petticoats Coral Bells

Purple Petticoats Coral Bells

HEUCHERA 'Purple Petticoats'

Blooms Spring through Summer
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Ships as 4"
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Common Name(s)
Alum Root, Coral Bells
Sunlight
Full Sun (6+ hrs) or Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
Perennial Zones
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Watering
Let dry
Max Height
1'–2'
Max Spread
Over 24"
Garden Design Role
Edging
Bloom Season
Spring, Summer
Lifespan
Perennial
Growing Habit
Mounding, Clumping
Drought Resistance
High drought resistance
Bloom Color
White
Foliage Color
Purple/Black, Red/Orange
Stem Color
Purple/Black
Themes
Fire, Gothic, Pastel
Genus
Heuchera
Family
Saxifragaceae
Ship Size
4"

Purple Petticoats Coral Bells ships as a live 4-inch plant, its deeply ruffled leaves a dark burgundy-purple flushing red beneath, on stems of the same inky tone. In late spring slender wands lift small cream-white flowers above the mound, and Heuchera 'Purple Petticoats' keeps its leaf color right through the year.

Its place is the front row. A clump barely a foot high and close to two feet across reads as a solid block of dark color beside green neighbors, which is what edging, path-side ground cover and container plantings all want. It slips under roses and shrubs without competing, and makes pastel companions look a shade brighter.

Grower's note: Sun or partial shade both suit it, though afternoon shade earns its keep in hot, humid summers. If the woody crown works its way above the soil over the years, mulch around it or lift and replant the clump with the crown just at the surface.

  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hrs) or Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
  • Water: Keep moist
  • Drought Tolerance: High
  • Mature Size: 1'–2' tall × over 24" wide
  • Bloom Season: Spring, Summer
  • Lifespan: Perennial
  • Perennial Zones: 4–9

A dependable dark-leaved mound for the border's front edge, and it arrives healthy or we replace it free.