Hollinshead Water-wise Garden Plants

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Alumroot

Roundleaf Alumroot

Latin Name:

Heuchera cylindrica

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.

Taxon ID#

41 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

Family:

Saxifragaceae

Origins:

Plant Type:

Herbaceous Plant, Perennial

Western North America

Oregon native:

yes

Western state native:

yes

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

Photo:

Used by Wildlife:

no

Hedge/Screen:

no

Swales:

no

Wildlife Use:

Border:

yes

Erosion Control:

no

Windbreak:

no

Cover Structures:

no

Ground Cover:

no

Provides Shade:

no

Rock Garden:

yes

Adds Texture/Movement:

no

First Bloom:

May

Last Bloom:

Aug

Ornamental Accent:

yes

Garden Observations:

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:

https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=HECY2

Calscape Database:

https://calscape.org/Heuchera-cylindrica-(Alpine-Alumroot)?srchcr=sc5f992b3e1ef7a

LBJ Native Plant Database:

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HECY2

Missouri Botanical Garden Database:

https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=286885&isprofile=0&

Monrovia Profile:

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Source Comment:

Hollinshead Water-wise Garden Plants

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Alumroot

Roundleaf Alumroot

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Latin Name:

Taxon ID#

41

MAINTENANCE

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

Family:

Origins:

Plant Type:

Herbaceous Plant, Perennial

Western North America

Oregon native:

yes

Western state native:

yes

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

Photo:

​

Used by Wildlife:

no

Hedge/Screen:

no