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alum root 'Green Spice'

Heuchera 'Green Spice'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Heuchera
Family: Saxifragaceae

About this plant

'Green Spice' is a decorative-leaved cultivar, whose lobed and rounded leaves are predominantly silver-green with a green edge and burgundy leaf veins. Dainty panicles of pale pink flowers are borne in late spring

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

Neutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest FacingNorth FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in sun or partial shade. The woody rootstock tends to lift out of the ground so mulch annually or lift and replant. Tidy up old foliage in spring

Pruning

Cut back stems of leggy or woody plants to a leaf bud in early spring

Propagation

Propagate by division in autumn or cuttings in summer

Pests

Prone to vine weevils and leaf and bud eelworm

Diseases

May be affected by heuchera rust

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersGround CoverWall Side BordersCottage InformalPatio Container

Planting Places

OutdoorConservatorySubmerged Aquatic

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years