Heuchera Coral Bells Roundleaf Alumroot Heuchera Cylindrica is an herbaceous, very long-lived perennial plant native to Western North America. Heuchera Coral Bells Sandia Mountain Alumroot seeds can be planted indoors or directly outdoors, and also known as Poker Heuchera this Coral Bells variety has densely clustered foliage of dark green, leathery, and heart-shaped leaves with toothed and scalloped margins. Leaves typically form a compact basal mound 6” tall and 12” wide. The striking spike -like inflorescence of small, cup-shaped, densely packed creamy flowers from late spring to summer atop tall, slender, flowering stems rising well above the foliage mound and attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Heuchera Coral Bells Roundleaf Alumroot Heuchera Cylindrica forms pretty mounds of dark green foliage that make it a good accent plant. Poker Heuchera is also extensively used in mass or group planting, rock and alpine gardens, border edging, container and pot planting, planting as a groundcover, and open woodland gardens. Heuchera Cylindrica seeds need light to germinate, so they have to be sprinkled on top and pressed slightly into the soil and not covered. Established Roundleaf Alumroot thrives in a range of light exposures from full sun to partial shade and adapts to a range of soils, growing best in heavier soil with higher moisture-holding capacities but also thriving in well-drained sandy or gravelly substrates.
PLANT PROFILE
Season: Perennial
Height: 12-28 Inches
Bloom Season: Spring/Summer
Environment: Sun/Partial Shade
Soil Type: Rich/Average/Medium/Moist/Well-drained, pH 6.0-7.0
USDA Zones: 3-9
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS
Sow Indoors: Winter/Spring (6-8 weeks before last frost)
Sow Outdoors: Spring/Fall
Seed Depth: Surface sowing - press seeds slightly into the soil
Germination Time: 21-28 Days
