Fun and Games® Foamy Bells 'Hop Scotch'
Family: Saxifragaceae
(Saxifrage Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 4-9
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Height: 10-12 inches
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Spread: 20-24 inches
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Bloom Time: May to June
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Bloom: sprays of small creamy-white bell flowers on slender
stems rising 20-24 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 foliage
interest; compact mound of deeply-cut, maple-shaped foliage; leaves emerge
bronze-red in spring and mature to deep green in summer; 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 E246
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