Heuchera 'Red Dragon' - Red Dragon Coral Bells

Low growing mounds of heavily textured, burgundy foliage with copper overtones add texture and contrast to beds, borders and containers; small, creamy white flowers are presented on tall flower spike in midsummer months

Height: 14 inches. Sun: full sun, partial shade, full shade. Hardiness zone: 4a.

Ornamental features

Red Dragon Coral Bells features dainty spikes of creamy white bell-shaped flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid summer. Its attractive crinkled lobed leaves remain burgundy in color with hints of coppery-bronze throughout the year.

Landscape

Red Dragon Coral Bells is a dense herbaceous evergreen perennial with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting hummingbirds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Recommended for: Mass Planting, Rock/Alpine Gardens, Border Edging, General Garden Use, Groundcover, Container Planting.

Planting and growing

Red Dragon Coral Bells will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 26 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 20 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.

This plant performs well in both full sun and full shade. However, you may want to keep it away from hot, dry locations that receive direct afternoon sun or which get reflected sunlight, such as against the south side of a white wall. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. This plant does not require much in the way of fertilizing once established. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

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