Heuchera richardsonii - Prairie Alumroot

Sun Exposure: Sun, Part Sun

Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry

Soil Type: Sand-Loam, Loam, Loam-Clay

Height: 2 feet

Spread: 1 foot

Blooms: May, June

Root: Stout, Coarse Firbous

Habitat: Prairies, Rocky upland forests

Landscape uses: Pollinator garden, Rock Garden, Border planting

Complimentary Plants: Harebell, Wild Lupine, Ohio Spiderwort

Wildlife Value: Small bees pollinate the flowers, including Halictid bees and Cellophane bees. One bee species, Colletes aestivalis, is a specialist pollinator (oligolege) of Alumroots.

Seed Origin: Winona, MN (Prairie Moon seed supplier)

Germination Code: C(30), D

Photo credits: #1 by Frank Mayfield, #2 by Frank Mayfield, #3 by Superior National Forest

Heuchera richardsonii - Prairie Alumroot

Name: Heuchera richardsonii - Prairie Alumroot
Price: 6 CAD
Availability: InStock

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Prairie Alumroot has small flowers that rise up in the late spring to early summer. The green to cream flowers have stamens which extend beyond the petals, exposing tips of brilliant orange. The foliage is thick and remains a good filler plant throughout the seaon. Prairie Alumroot favors areas with poor rocky or sandy soil where there is reduced competition from taller plants. This low growing plant looks great in mass plantings and along edges of woodlands since having a cluster shows off their delicate greenish-orange flowers. If you are looking for a lower growing plant that can handle most conditions look no further than Prairie Alumroot.