Heuchera 'Huckleberry'
The Highlights
- Shimmering silvery foliage with a purple underside - the leaves change colour, appearing more purple or silver depending on the time of year and light levels, eventually maturing to a warm pink tone.
- A low-growing, weed-suppressing and vigorous ground-cover plant that looks good all year round
- Produces loose sprays of white flowers in summer, emerging from pale pink buds
- Hardy evergreen perennial
- Plant at the front of borders with green toned heucheras and hostas for contrast or in a pink and purple themed border. Heucheras are also great in containers!
- Our 3L potted plants are premium, garden ready plants with a well established root system and strong, bushy growth.
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The Highlights
- Shimmering silvery foliage with a purple underside - the leaves change colour, appearing more purple or silver depending on the time of year and light levels, eventually maturing to a warm pink tone.
- A low-growing, weed-suppressing and vigorous ground-cover plant that looks good all year round
- Produces loose sprays of white flowers in summer, emerging from pale pink buds
- Hardy evergreen perennial
- Plant at the front of borders with green toned heucheras and hostas for contrast or in a pink and purple themed border. Heucheras are also great in containers!
- Our 3L potted plants are premium, garden ready plants with a well established root system and strong, bushy growth.
See how our premium 3L pots compare to 1L:
Care Guide
Good Pest and Disease Resistance
The one main issue that affects Heucheras is Heuchera Rust. This disease shows itself in the form of small brown spots on leaves with orange pustules on the underside. Rust thrives in humid and crowded conditions so the best way to prevent ruse is to make sure that the plants have proper spacing and, if you water the plant, to water at the soil and try to prevent the leaves becoming damp. If you notice Rust on the leaves then it is best if you remove the affected foliage and dispose of it, preferably by burning or throwing in the bin (not the garden waste).MORE
Water regularly in summer
This plant needs nothing more than rain water throughout most of the year. During hot, prolonged dry periods in summer however, you may have to give the plant a good watering several times a week. If the plant starts to look distressed and the soil around it is very dry, then give the plant some more water and check up on it the next day.
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Heucheras can grow in areas of moderate sunlight, including around 4-6 hours of dappled sunlight in partial shade but will also grow in full sun.
Any Average, Well-Drained Soil
Heucheras do well in any average, well-drained soil. If your soil is particularly clay-heavy and/or often becomes waterlogged then you can improve the drainage by adding in plenty of organic matter such as garden compost as well as some perlite or gravel.
Feed lightly
Apply a general purpose slow-release fertiliser when planting, and each spring
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Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower