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Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple' – supplied in a 2-litre container
Plant Highlights: Rich purple-bronze evergreen foliage • Delicate creamy-white flower sprays • Excellent year-round ground cover • Ideal for borders and containers
Overview
Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple', commonly known as Coral Bells, is a reliable evergreen perennial grown primarily for its striking purple-bronze foliage. The rounded, gently lobed leaves provide rich colour throughout the year, making it an excellent choice for adding contrast to shaded or partially shaded planting schemes.
In late spring and summer, slender stems carry airy sprays of small creamy-white flowers above the foliage, creating a soft, elegant display while attracting pollinating insects. Its neat, clump-forming habit makes it equally suitable for borders, edging, woodland gardens and patio containers.
Plant Details
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple' |
| Common Name | Coral Bells |
| Plant Type | Evergreen herbaceous perennial |
| Supplied Form | 2-litre container |
| Foliage | Purple-bronze evergreen leaves |
| Flower Colour | Creamy white |
| Flowering Season | Late spring to summer |
| Position | Partial shade or shade (also tolerates full sun in consistently moist soil) |
| Soil | Fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil |
| Mature Height | 30–50 cm (including flower stems) |
| Mature Spread | 40–50 cm |
| Hardiness | RHS H6 (−20°C to −15°C). |
Growing Guide
Plant in fertile, well-drained soil enriched with organic matter. 'Palace Purple' performs particularly well in partial shade, where its foliage colour remains rich, although it can also be grown in full sun if the soil remains evenly moist.
Water regularly during the first growing season and during prolonged dry periods, especially in containers. Apply a mulch in spring to help conserve moisture and maintain healthy soil.
Wildlife
The delicate flowers provide a source of nectar for bees and other pollinating insects during the flowering season.
Pruning
Remove faded flower stems after flowering to keep the plant tidy. In late winter or early spring, remove any damaged or weathered leaves before fresh growth emerges.
Perfect For
- Woodland gardens
- Shaded borders
- Front of borders
- Patio containers
- Ground cover
- Pollinator-friendly planting
Product Information
- Supplied in a 2-litre container
- Evergreen herbaceous perennial
- Attractive purple-bronze foliage throughout the year
- Produces creamy-white flowers from late spring into summer
- Best grown in partial shade or shade in fertile, well-drained soil
- Excellent for borders, containers, edging and woodland gardens
Growing & care
- Plant type
- perennial
- Position & light
- Full sun· Partial shade
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained· Moist· Consistently moist
- Mature size
- 50cm high· 50cm wide
- Flowering
- Late spring to summer· White
- Foliage
- evergreen
Useful to know
Good for containersGood for bordersPollinator friendly
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