Unusual heuchera with honey-apricot foliage and clusters of cream blooms in summer. In spring the foliage unfurls as bright gold darkening to to honey-apricot through the summer. This heuchera looks lovely planted in bold drifts and looks stunning when grown with yellow or red flowering plants. It is semi-evergreen so makes an excellent front of border groundcover plant.
How to care for Heuchera Caramel (PBR):
Lift and divide large clumps in early autumn and replant with the crown just above the surface of the soil. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted organic matter around the crown of the plant in spring.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Eventual height:
0.5m
Eventual spread:
0.5m
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
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This perennial is semi-evergreen so it can lose some of its leaves in winter. In colder regions or more exposed gardens, it may lose them all, but then fresh new growth appears again in spring.