Native Perennial
Sun Exposure: Part Sun to Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry - moist
Height: 18"
Bloom Time: June - August
Bloom Description: Tiny, red, green, purple, brown, cup-shaped
Leaf and Bloom: Deep green leaves, shades of purple, red, and yellow in fall
Resistant To: Drought
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Alumroot (Heuchera americana) Also known as Native Coral Bells. American alumroot's leafless, hairy, sticky flower stalk rises 18-36 in. and surrounds its upper third with loosely grouped, minute, greenish, cup-shaped flowers. A somewhat hairy stalk bearing yellowish-green, bell-shaped, drooping flowers in loose, slender, branching clusters; usually 4-5 flowers on each branch that are pale greenish yellow or pale purple, so pale they almost appear white. Delicate and misty looking. A clump of attractive basal leaves springs from an underground stem. The leaves are fuzzy, oval, lobed, and somewhat evergreen.
Good ornamental for garden edges.
Source: www.wildflower.org and www.missouribotanicalgarden.org