Heuchera sanguinea'Geisha’s Fan'
Garden Plant Information

Heuchera 'Geisha's Fan' with Sedum 'Herbstfreude' - the Sedum was chopped

back in early summer (the 'Chelsea Chop') to stop it flopping over the Heuchera.

Name

Heuchera sanguinea ‘Geisha’s Fan’ (also called alum root and coral flower)

Genus  

Heuchera

Species

sanguinea

Cultivar/variety

 ‘Geisha’s Fan’

General description

Clump forming herbaceous perennial with bronze/green/silver marbled leaves and flowers in spring and summer. Useful for ground cover and path edging. Attractive to insects.

Season of interest

Evergreen with flowers in spring and summer.

Key horticultural features

1. Habit – neat, well behaved, clump forming. H&S: 50cm

2. Stems – slender, arching, round, purple and slightly hairy.

3. Leaves – silvery with dark green veins and bronze-red edges.

4. Flowers – tiny pale pink flowers borne on slender purple stems held above the foliage.

Cultural details

Aspect

Full sun or partial shade. More sunlight keeps the variegation from fading.

Soil

Fertile, moisture retentive.

Hardiness

Hardy.

Maintenance

Remove flowering stems when blooms have finished. Lift and divide congested clumps in autumn to prevent plant becoming woody.

Propagation

Divide and replant clumps in autumn.

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