Heuchera ‘silver gumdrop’
€12.50
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Description
Quick Facts
- Botanical Name: Heuchera ‘Silver Gumdrop’
- Common Name: Coral Bells
- Plant Type: Evergreen/semievergreen perennial (winter dependent)
- Mature Height: 20–30cm (foliage), flowers to 45–60cm
- Mature Spread: 30–40cm
- Flowering Period: Summer
- Flower Colour: Bright pink
- Foliage Colour: Silvery leaves with dark veining (often with a rosy flush in cooler weather)
- Hardiness: Hardy in Ireland & the UK (best in free-draining soil)
- Soil Requirements: Moist, well-drained soil
- Aspect: Sun to part shade (best colour in good light; protect from harsh, drying sun)
- Maintenance: Low
Description
Heuchera ‘Silver Gumdrop’ is a bright, high-contrast heuchera with silvery foliage and dark veining that keeps borders and containers looking crisp for months. In summer it throws up cheerful stems of vivid pink flowers, adding a playful pop of colour above the leaves. It’s a brilliant choice for lifting part shade, pairing with darker foliage, or bringing a “designed” look to pots.
Caragh Garden Notebook
Planting:
Plant in spring or autumn into well-prepared soil, or pot into a quality peat-free compost with good drainage. Keep the crown at soil level — don’t bury it too deeply. Water well to settle in.
Plant in spring or autumn into well-prepared soil, or pot into a quality peat-free compost with good drainage. Keep the crown at soil level — don’t bury it too deeply. Water well to settle in.
Watering:
Water regularly in the first season and during dry spells, especially in containers. Keep moisture consistent for the best foliage and strongest flowering.
Water regularly in the first season and during dry spells, especially in containers. Keep moisture consistent for the best foliage and strongest flowering.
Feeding:
A spring mulch and a light feed (or slow-release feed in pots) is usually plenty. Refresh the compost surface in containers each spring to keep plants thriving.
A spring mulch and a light feed (or slow-release feed in pots) is usually plenty. Refresh the compost surface in containers each spring to keep plants thriving.
Seasonal Care & Tidy-Up:
Remove tired leaves as needed. In late winter/early spring, tidy away older foliage so the new growth comes through cleanly.
Remove tired leaves as needed. In late winter/early spring, tidy away older foliage so the new growth comes through cleanly.
Division (to keep plants vigorous):
Every 3–4 years, lift and divide in spring or early autumn if the clump becomes woody or starts to lift.
Every 3–4 years, lift and divide in spring or early autumn if the clump becomes woody or starts to lift.
Pests & Problems:
Generally easy. Watch for vine weevil in pots and occasional slug/snail damage on young leaves.
Generally easy. Watch for vine weevil in pots and occasional slug/snail damage on young leaves.
Design Notes:
‘Silver Gumdrop’ is fantastic with burgundy foliage, deep greens, whites, and ornamental grasses. Use it to brighten part shade borders, to add sparkle to mixed containers, or to create a repeating silvery thread through a planting scheme. The pink flowers also make it a lovely pollinator-friendly choice.
‘Silver Gumdrop’ is fantastic with burgundy foliage, deep greens, whites, and ornamental grasses. Use it to brighten part shade borders, to add sparkle to mixed containers, or to create a repeating silvery thread through a planting scheme. The pink flowers also make it a lovely pollinator-friendly choice.
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