Details
 
 
 
Heuchera ?Black Beauty? is one of the darkest Heuchera available. It makes large, dark burgundy red, slightly ruffled, semi-evergreen foliage. It will provide you dark red stems with small, white flowers from April to July and might re-blooms in early autumn. The plants looks great accompanied with perennials of tine evergreens of light green or golden foliage, or surrounded by pebbles of light colour shades (grey, pink, or beige).
 
 
 
Hardiness
 
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
 
H7 - Hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
 
 
 
Sunlight
 
Full sun, Partial shade
 
Aspect
 
North-facing, East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
 
Exposure
 
Sheltered or Exposed
 
 
 
Moisture
 
Moist but well-drained
 
 
 
Soil
 
Sand, Loam
 
 
 
pH
 
Neutral
 
 
 
Size
 
Ultimate height:  0.1 - 0.5 metres
 
Ultimate spread:  0.1 - 0.5 metres 
 
Time to Ultimate size: About 2 ? 5 Years
 
 
 
How to grow
 
Cultivation
 
Grow in a fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in sun or partial shade. The woody rootstock tends to lift out of the ground so mulch annually or lift and replant
 
 
 
Propagation
 
Propagate by division in autumn.
 
Suggested planting locations and garden types
 
Flower borders and beds Ground Cover Garden Edging Underplanting of Roses and Shrubs Cottage & Informal Garden Gravel Garden
 
 
 
How to care
 
Pruning
 
Remove faded flower spikes
 
Pests
 
May be attacked by vine weevil and leaf and bud eelworms 
 
Diseases
 
Generally disease free