Heucherella 'Great Smokies' ~ Great Smokeies Coral Bells, Alumroot

Heucherella 'Great Smokies' ~ Great Smokeies Coral Bells, AlumrootGreat Smokies Coral Bells is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a clumping habit. The oaklike leaves that create a basal mound below its flowers are a deep smokey olive with rose pink undersides and earn red tones until they are bright burgundy in fall. Tiny white bell like flowers bloom on spires in mid spring attracting butterflies. Best bloom in partial sun and moist well drained soils. Type: Perennial Height: 1' 1. 5' Spread: 1' 1. 5 Spacing:

Great Smokies Coral Bells is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a clumping habit.  The oaklike leaves that create a basal mound below its flowers are a deep smokey olive with rose pink undersides and earn red tones until they are bright burgundy in fall.  Tiny white bell-like flowers bloom on spires in mid-spring attracting butterflies.  Best bloom in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.  

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  Hybrid tolerances vairy, some can tolerate full sun if mulched and soils consistently moist.  Potential issues include powdery mildew, rust, leaf spot, and frost heaving of roots if winter temperatures fluctuate widely.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Astilbe, Painted Fern, Lenten Rose

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.