Heuchera ‘cherry cola’
€12.50
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Description
Quick Facts
- Botanical Name: Heuchera ‘Cherry Cola’
- Common Name: Coral Bells
- Plant Type: Evergreen/semievergreen perennial (winter dependent)
- Mature Height: 20–30cm (foliage), flowers to 40–50cm
- Mature Spread: 30–40cm
- Flowering Period: Late spring to summer
- Flower Colour: Warm coral-red
- Foliage Colour: Rich cherry-red to cola-bronze tones
- Hardiness: Hardy in Ireland & the UK (best in free-draining soil)
- Soil Requirements: Moist, well-drained soil
- Aspect: Sun to part shade (best colour with a little sun; avoid harsh, dry spots)
- Maintenance: Low
Description
Heuchera ‘Cherry Cola’ is a compact, ruffled heuchera with rich cherry-red to cola-bronze foliage that keeps its colour for months. In late spring and summer, airy stems of warm coral-red flowers rise above the leaves, adding a soft, floating layer. It’s brilliant for pots, edging, and front-of-border planting where you want dependable colour without fuss.
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 (where leaves meet roots) sitting 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 (where leaves meet roots) sitting 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. Heucheras don’t like sitting in water, so make sure pots drain freely.
Water regularly in the first season and during dry spells, especially in containers. Heucheras don’t like sitting in water, so make sure pots drain freely.
Feeding:
A spring mulch and a light feed (or slow-release feed in pots) is usually plenty. Avoid overfeeding — it can make growth soft.
A spring mulch and a light feed (or slow-release feed in pots) is usually plenty. Avoid overfeeding — it can make growth soft.
Seasonal Care & Tidy-Up:
Remove tired or tatty leaves as needed to keep the plant looking fresh. In late winter/early spring, tidy away old foliage to make room for new growth.
Remove tired or tatty leaves as needed to keep the plant looking fresh. In late winter/early spring, tidy away old foliage to make room for new growth.
Division (to keep plants vigorous):
Every 3–4 years, lift and divide in spring or early autumn if the clump gets woody or lifts out of the ground slightly.
Every 3–4 years, lift and divide in spring or early autumn if the clump gets woody or lifts out of the ground slightly.
Pests & Problems:
Generally trouble-free. Watch for vine weevil in pots and occasional slug/snail damage on young leaves.
Generally trouble-free. Watch for vine weevil in pots and occasional slug/snail damage on young leaves.
Design Notes:
‘Cherry Cola’ is gorgeous with silver foliage, grasses, pale pinks, whites, and deep purples — and it’s especially effective repeated along a path or used to soften the edge of paving. Lovely in mixed containers, under roses, or as a warm-toned thread through a border.
‘Cherry Cola’ is gorgeous with silver foliage, grasses, pale pinks, whites, and deep purples — and it’s especially effective repeated along a path or used to soften the edge of paving. Lovely in mixed containers, under roses, or as a warm-toned thread through a border.
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