Heucherella Sweet Tea

8.99

0.5m ht x 0.5m sp

2-5 years until maturity

‘Sweet Tea’ is a compact, clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial bearing mounds of lobed, dark-veined, orange-red leaves that darken in summer and lighten in autumn. In late spring and early summer, open panicles of small, white flowers bloom on wiry stems.

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Foliage

Semi evergreen

Habit

Clump-forming

COLOUR

Flower

White in Spring; White in Summer

Foliage

Orange-red in All seasons

HOW TO CARE

Watch out for

Specific pests

Vine weevil , Leaf and bud eelworms

General care

Pruning

Remove faded flower spikes.

Propagation methods

Division

X Heucherella 'Sweet Tea' (Foamy bells 'Sweet Tea') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m 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 to slightly acid soil in sun or partial shade. Apply mulch in cold winter climates. Divide every 3-4 years.

Soil type

Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Well-drained, Moist but well-drained

Soil pH

Neutral

Light

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered

Foliage

Semi evergreen

Habit

Clump-forming

COLOUR

Flower

White in Spring; White in Summer

Foliage

Orange-red in All seasons

HOW TO CARE

Watch out for

Specific pests

Vine weevil , Leaf and bud eelworms

General care

Pruning

Remove faded flower spikes.

Propagation methods

Division

X Heucherella ‘Sweet Tea’ (Foamy bells ‘Sweet Tea’) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m 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 to slightly acid soil in sun or partial shade. Apply mulch in cold winter climates. Divide every 3-4 years.

Soil type

Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Well-drained, Moist but well-drained

Soil pH

Neutral

Light

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered