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alum root 'Shanghai'

Heuchera 'Shanghai'^PBR

Genus: Heuchera
Family: Saxifragaceae

About this plant

'Shanghai' is a neat compact perennial, with silver-purple palmate leaves and panicles of pink-white flowers

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Semi 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 DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

North FacingSouth FacingWest FacingEast 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

Pruning

Remove faded flower spikes

Propagation

Propagate by division in autumn

Pests

Prone to vine weevils and leaf and bud eelworm

Diseases

May be affected by Heuchera rust

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverCottage Informal

Planting Places

GreenhouseOutdoorPond MarginsSubmerged Aquatic

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years