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Mill Creek alumroot

Heuchera parishii

Also called Parish's Alumroot

Heuchera parishii is a small rhizomatous perennial from the San Bernardino Mountains of California, forming a patch of lobed leaves with erect spikes of salmon-pink flowers. It needs well-drained soil and cool, shady conditions to thrive.

Family
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrag family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Water regularly during the growing season, letting the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty, humus-rich soil or a loamy mix with added grit.
Temperature
10–24 °C; tolerates cold winters but protect from prolonged heat above 30 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
California
Climate
temperate

About

Heuchera parishii is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common names Mill Creek alumroot and Parish's alumroot. It is endemic to California, where it is found in the San Bernardino Mountains. This is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing a patch of lobed, kidney-shaped leaves up to four centimeters wide. It bears an erect inflorescence up to about 27 centimeters in height which blooms in dense clusters of salmon-pink flowers. The plant gets its common name from Mill Creek.

Other Heuchera plants

San Gabriel alumroot · American alumroot · Laguna Mountain alumroot · Carolina alumroot · Roundleaf alumroot · Senator Mine alumroot · Urnflower alumroot · Shaggyhair alumroot · Jill of the rocks · Merriam's alumroot · Crevice alumroot · Littleflower alumroot

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Heuchera parishii 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.

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