Heuchera Black Beauty
€12.50
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Description
Quick Facts
- Botanical Name: Heuchera ‘Black Beauty’
- Common Name: Coral Bells
- Plant Type: Evergreen/semievergreen perennial (winter dependent)
- Mature Height: 25–35cm (foliage), flowers to 45–60cm
- Mature Spread: 35–45cm
- Flowering Period: Summer
- Flower Colour: Creamy-white
- Foliage Colour: Deep near-black, glossy, heavily ruffled leaves
- 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; avoid harsh, dry spots)
- Maintenance: Low
Description
Heuchera ‘Black Beauty’ is all about drama and texture — a compact mound of glossy, deeply ruffled leaves in an inky, near-black shade. It’s one of the best plants for adding contrast, making paler flowers and fresh green foliage look brighter by comparison. In summer, airy stems of small creamy blooms rise above the foliage, softening the look without stealing the show.
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. Consistent moisture helps keep foliage lush and prevents stress in sunnier spots.
Water regularly in the first season and during dry spells, especially in containers. Consistent moisture helps keep foliage lush and prevents stress in sunnier spots.
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 for a quick boost.
A spring mulch and a light feed (or slow-release feed in pots) is usually plenty. Refresh the compost surface in containers each spring for a quick boost.
Seasonal Care & Tidy-Up:
Remove tired leaves as needed. In late winter/early spring, tidy away older foliage to show off the fresh new growth.
Remove tired leaves as needed. In late winter/early spring, tidy away older foliage to show off the fresh new growth.
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:
Use ‘Black Beauty’ as a contrast plant: it’s stunning with lime foliage (like ‘Curly Lemon’), silvers, whites, blush pinks, and airy grasses. Brilliant at the front of a border, edging a path, or in containers where you want a sophisticated, modern look.
Use ‘Black Beauty’ as a contrast plant: it’s stunning with lime foliage (like ‘Curly Lemon’), silvers, whites, blush pinks, and airy grasses. Brilliant at the front of a border, edging a path, or in containers where you want a sophisticated, modern look.
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