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Hairy alumroot

Heuchera villosa

Also called Giant Alumroot, Crag Jangle, Maple Leaved Alumroot

Hairy alumroot
Photo: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5

Hairy alumroot is a small evergreen perennial of the eastern United States that grows on rock outcrops, cliffs and boulders. It is grown in gardens for its foliage, and it needs well-drained soil and some shade.

Family
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrag family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top of the soil is dry; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or rocky mix.
Temperature
15–25 °C; hardy to about -30 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Missouri to E. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Heuchera villosa, the hairy alumroot, is a small evergreen perennial native to the Eastern United States. It is found only on rock outcrops, growing on cliffs and boulders. Considered locally endangered in the state of Ohio.

Heuchera villosa is sometimes grown ornamentally, with some cultivars having a reddish leaf coloration.

Other Heuchera plants

American alumroot · Urnflower alumroot · Shaggyhair alumroot · Jill of the rocks · Crevice alumroot · Coralbells · Alumroot

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Heuchera villosa 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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