Fun and Games® Bells Foamy Bells 'Eye Spy'
Family: Saxifragaceae
(Saxifrage Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 4-9
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Height: 8-10 inches
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Spread: 16-20 inches
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Bloom Time: May to June
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Bloom: sprays of small bubblegum-pink bell flowers on slender
stems rising up to 16 inches above foliage
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Light: thrives in part shade
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Soil: best in rich, moist, humusy, well-drained soil
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Moisture: medium; consistent moisture but
not wet
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Use: rock, cottage, and woodland
gardens; beds and borders; filler in containers; cut flower; effective as an
edger along paths or walkways
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Care: low maintenance; remove stems of
faded flowers and dead leaves; apply winter mulch after the ground freeze to
help prevent root heaving; divide in autumn every few years
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems; frost heaving of roots may occur when winter temps fluctuate widely;
watch for vine weevil and heuchera rust
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Native to: hybrid cultivar
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Notes: prized for its dramatic three-season
foliage interest; compact mound of deeply-cut, amber-yellow maple-shaped leaves
with deep rose centers, maturing to chartreuse-green with a silver overlay;
evergreen in mild climates; heat and humidity tolerant; heucherellas are a
cross between heucheras and tiarellas and have more pointed and pronounced
lobes than heucheras
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Supplier: Landscape Designs, Inc.
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E244
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