Botanical name
Heuchera ‘Autumn Leaves’
Other names
Alum root ‘Autumn Leaves’, Coral bells ‘Autumn Leaves’, Coral flower ‘Autumn Leaves’, Fancy-leaf coral bells ‘Autumn Leaves’
Genus
Heuchera
Variety or Cultivar
‘Autumn Leaves’ _ ‘Autumn Leaves’ is a clump-forming, mounded, semi-evergreen to evergreen perennial with rounded, lobed leaves, bright red to reddish-pink in spring, pale brown to reddish-brown in summer, and turning deep red in autumn. Slender, wiry, deep red stems bear open panicles of small, creamy-white flowers in summer.
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Clump-forming
COLOUR
Flower
Cream in Summer
Foliage
Reddish pink, Bright-red in Spring; Reddish-brown, Pale-brown in Summer; Red in Autumn; Red in Winter
HOW TO CARE
Watch out for
Specific pests
Vine weevil , Leaf and bud eelworms
General care
Pruning
Remove faded flower spikes. Cut back any dead or untidy foliage in autumn or spring.
Propagation
Divide in autumn.
Propagation methods
Division
WHERE TO GROW
Heuchera ‘Autumn Leaves’ (Alum root ‘Autumn Leaves’) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Waterside, Banks and Slopes, City, Ground Cover, Underplanting
Cultivation
Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in sun or partial shade. Rootstock tends to lift out of the ground so mulch annually or lift and replant. Mulch in spring.
Soil type
Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
