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Photo:
Pat Kolling
Taxon ID#
41
Flowers are white and striking, and bloom in the mid spring. Leaves are medium green and deciduous. It tends to grow in rocky banks and slopes, at elevations from 3300-9800 feet.
Scientific Name:
Heuchera cylindrica
Common Name 1
› Alumroot
Family:
Saxifragaceae
Origins:
Western North America
Plant Type:
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Common Name 2
› Roundleaf Alumroot
Common Name 3
Oregon native:
yes
Western state native:
yes
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Landscape Application Information
Seasonal Care
Resource Links
MAINTENANCE
Maintenance Level:
Medium
Min. USDA Hardiness Zone:
3
Sun Preference:
Partial Sun
Water Preference:
M
Soil Preference:
Best grown in humusy, organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils
Fertilizer Needs:
Recommended Mulch:
Mulch in winter
PLANT DESCRIPTION
Foliage Color:
Green
Foliage Description:
Ovate to broadly heart-shaped, leathery, usually hairy, maple-like, dark green leaves (to 3" wide) with toothed and scalloped margins. Leaves typically form a compact basal mound to 6" tall and to 12" wide.
Fragrant:
no
Predominant flower color:
White
Flower Description:
Small, cup-shaped, cream to yellowish green flowers, densely packed in spike-like panicles to 6" long, bloom from late spring to summer atop tall, slender, leafless flowering stems rising well above the foliage mound to 20-30" tall.
Fall color:
no
Fall Color Description:
Winter Foliage:
Deciduous
Winter Interest:
no
Winter Interest Description:
Mature height:
1-2.5'
Mature spread:
9-18"
Growth rate:
Fast
LANDSCAPE APPLICATION
Deer Resistant:
no
Fire Resistant:
no
Attracts Pollinators:
yes
Attracts Butterflies:
no
Native Habitat:
Rocky banks, slopes, subalpine meadows
Attracts Birds:
yes
Cut/Dried Flowers:
no
Used by Wildlife:
no
Swales:
no
Wildlife Use:
Photo:
Hedge/Screen:
no
Border:
yes
Erosion Control:
no
Windbreak:
no
Ground Cover:
no
Provides Shade:
no
Rock Garden:
yes
Cover Structures:
no
First Bloom:
May
Last Bloom:
Adds Texture/Movement:
Aug
Ornamental Accent:
yes
no
Garden Observations:
Seasonal Care
Maintenance
SEASONAL CARE
Spring Care:
Summer Care:
Fall Care:
Winter Care:
Apply mulch
Long Term Care:
Insect Pests:
Wildlife Pests:
Diseases:
Environmental Problems:
Landscape Problems:
No serious problems
Care Comments:
RESOURCES
OSU Landscape Profile:
USDA Plants:
Calscape Database:
LBJ Native Plant Database:
Missouri Botanical Garden Database:
Monrovia Profile:
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Alternate Source 2:
Source Comment:
Landscape Application
Resource Links
Plant Maintenance Information
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Desert Peaks Healthcare
George & Vickie Minor
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