Heuchera 'Regina' 
(Alum Root, Alumroot, Coral Bells) 

Origin:  Hybrid 
Family:  Saxifragaceae
Light:  Sun-part shade
Height:  1.5-2'
Spacing:  15"
Blooms:  Small, pink, on top of 3' tall scape, late Spring
Foliage:  Variegated, very showy, silver-burgundy-bronze with purple underside
Soil:  Well-drained, mildly acidic, neutral, alkaline
Water:  Regular
Uses:  Foliage, groundcover, container,  borders, beds, mass plant, cut flowers, edging
Propagation:  Rootball divisions

Comments:  Heuchera 'Regina' or Alum Root or Alumroot or Coral Bell or is a very showy perennial with a medium, mounding growth habit.  It is of hybrid origin.  From late Spring to early Summer, Coral Bell 'Regina' produces 3' tall sprays of pink flowers, followed later by seeds.  A handful of these cut flowers make a lovely bouquet.  Heuchera 'Regina' has very glossy, scalloped silver-burgundy-bronze foliage which makes it a desirable foliage plant.  It thrives best in well-drained, mildly acidic, neutral or alkaline soil in a sunny to part shade environment.   Alumroot 'Regina'  grown in borders or beds add contrast to other perennials.  It can also be container cultivated.  Heuchera 'Regina' is low maintenance.  Deers would not go near it.  Mass plant Alum Root 'Regina' for a splendid groundcover under taller shrubs.  Plant them in beddings or borders or use them as edging plants for a strking walkway.  It holds its color really well.  Heuchera 'Regina' makes incredibly nice companion plants.  This stunning beauty captures everyone's attention. Interesting to note, it won first prize in the Royal Society for Horticulture Perennial Plant Exposition

USDA Zones:  4-9

JennysGardening.com...Plant images and gardening descriptions of Heuchera 'Regina'  (Alum Root, Alumroot, Coral Bells) growing in Jenny's Garden

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