Foamy Bells 'Solar Eclipse'
Family: Saxifragaceae
(Saxifrage Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 4-9
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Height: 10 inches
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Spread: 16 inches
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Bloom Time: April to June
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Bloom: airy white flowers
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Light: full sun to shade
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Soil: best in rich, moist well-drained
soil
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Moisture: medium; like more moisture than
the Heuchera
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Use: ground cover; cascading from a
container; rock gardens, borders and open woodland gardens; effective as an
edger along paths or walkways; attracts butterflies
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Care: divide clumps every 3-5 years;
deadhead to extend flowering season
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Concerns: susceptible to frost heave due to
shallow root depth; mulching around the crown can prevent this
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Native to: hybrid between Heuchera and
Tiarella; both native to North America
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Notes: leaves of red-brown bordered in
lime green; broadly scalloped leaf edges
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Supplier: Ebert's Greenhouse Village
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E265
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