Data specific to Coral Bells (Edit)
Mature Plant Size: Height 18 - 24 inches
US Vendors: Several
Comments: It is noted for its large, hairy, triangularly-lobed (7-9 lobes), sharply-toothed, green leaves (to 5" across) that have a velvety texture, its hairy, rusty-brown flowering stems and leaf stalks and its late summer flowering
Water Requirements: Average
Moist
Does Not Like Wet Feet

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3 to 4 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Tolerates dry shade
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Leaf
Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Monoecious

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Common names
  • Coral Bells

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Location: Chevy Chase, MD
Date: 2022-05-16
Location: Barsons Greenhouse, Westland, Michigan
Date: 2019-08-19
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-28
Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-10-13
clumps in bloom
Location: Barsons Greenhouse, Westland, Michigan
Date: 2019-08-19

3.16.11 - SE (Middle,TN) Zone 6a

Date: 2011-06-24
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-28
Location: Barsons Greenhouse, Westland, Michigan
Date: 2019-08-19
Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2010-09-19
my specimen in backyard in bloom
Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2010-09-19
white flower clusters
Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-09-20
flower cluster close-up

Zone 6a - TN-SE- 09.27.10
Location: U.S. Botanic Garden
Date: May 2008
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-28
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-28
Location: Potomac MD
Date: 2019-04-27
Location: Wilmington, DE
Date: 2012-07-31
Summer Foliage.
Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-09-19
a small clump in full shade
Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-09-20
small group
Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-09-20
flower cluster close-up
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2015-07-25
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2015-07-25
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Comments:
  • Posted by KellyGreen (Chevy Chase, MD - Zone 7a) on Feb 19, 2024 9:42 PM concerning plant:
    Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride' is a star in my zone 7a garden. It withstands Maryland's heat and humidity beautifully. Other coral bells (not of villosa descent) have not performed as well (and I've tried quite a few). It particularly flourishes in part shade, though it's growing well in full shade. Even in full sun it only has mild scorching. It appreciates being divided every couple of years, though it copes when neglected. Best of all, it attracts bees of all sorts.
  • Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Jul 12, 2018 1:19 PM concerning plant:
    This is the most common cultivar of the Hairy Alumroot. It is sold by some native plant nurseries, as North Creek Nursery in southeast Pennsylvania, and by larger conventional garden centers with a diverse array of perennials. I only see it occasionally in gardens and landscapes, as most people don't know this nice plant. It likes part shade and moist, rich soil best, but tolerates dry soil and full shade. It can be divided every 3 to 4 years if needed. Flower clusters can be deadheaded to extend bloom.
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