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Heuchera hirsutissima
Also called Shaggy Hair Alumroot, Shaggy Haired Alumroot
Shaggy-haired alumroot is a small rhizomatous perennial with rounded, lobed leaves and light pink flowers on hairy stems, native to rocky slopes of the San Jacinto Mountains in California. It is grown in gardens for its foliage and flowers and needs well-drained soil and cool conditions.
Heuchera hirsutissima is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name shaggy-haired alumroot.
The perennial is endemic to the San Jacinto Mountains of Riverside County, California, where it grows on rocky slopes.
American alumroot · Urnflower alumroot · Jill of the rocks · Crevice alumroot · Coralbells · Hairy alumroot · Alumroot
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Heuchera hirsutissima by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
