Find Me Plants - the search for the right garden plants starts here
Send this page to a Friend Link to this page ©www.FindMePlants.co.uk

Heuchera - 'Stop Light'

Type Herbaceous flower, Evergreen, Ground cover, Flowering
Form Ground-Hugging Rounded Clump
Size Low Border / Edging / Ground Cover Plant (up to 50cm height)
Colours Red Flowers (Summer early), Golden Foliage
Care Some Maintenance Required - Tough Plant
Hardiness Frost hardy
Growth Medium Growing Plant
Earmark this plant  

Heuchera - Cultivation Notes

This low growing flowering perennial is ideal for planting in half sun, but will tolerate full sun or dappled shade. Plant in any half decent garden soil that is well drained. Fork in plenty of compost on planting and occasionally mulch and plant in groups to create swathes of colourful ground cover. Avoid planting on wet or clay soils or very dry spots.


Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage

Strengths of Heuchera:
  • All round tough plant suitable for problem areas
  • Evergreen foliage for all year round colour and screening
  • Suitable for container growing
  • Tolerates heavy clay soils
Weaknesses of Heuchera
  • Will not tolerate exposed, cold or hot and sunny locations
Design & Plant Use for Heuchera:
  • Summer flowering herbaceous plant suitable for border planting
  • Compact evergreen plant suitable for container planting


Click on the image to view a large version
Heuchera - 'Stop Light'
Find out where you can buy Heuchera - 'Stop Light' online.
  
View all the plants listed in Genus Heuchera

View other ground cover plants with red flowers, or ground cover plants with golden foliage
If you like this plant you may also be interested in these: plants for pots and containers ~ plants for heavy clay soils ~ flowering border plants


You can display our images on your website or blog for free.