Primo Black Pearl Coral Bells (Heuchera 'Black Pearl')
HEW-ker-ah 'Black Pearl'

Evergreen Perennial Mounded
 
 
Available May 7
Size Notes Price Availability
Tray of 6 #1 gallons Greenhouse $114.48
Available May 14
Size Notes Price Availability
Tray of 6 #1 gallons Greenhouse $114.48
Available May 21
Size Notes Price Availability
Tray of 6 #1 gallons Greenhouse $114.48
 
A stunning black foliage plant for both shade and sun!

About Coral Bells

If there was a contest for the most versatile plant out there, Heuchera just might win. This plant can tolerate full shade to full sun, although it does best with at least four hours of sun daily, and can grow in almost any soil and moisture conditions (within reason - don’t plant the poor guy in a pond!). Heuchera’s foliage can range from an almost-lemon-yellow to an almost-black-purple, and its dainty bell-shaped flowers dance in the breeze over its dense and mounded crown. Heuchera makes a striking “middle row” plant in the garden but can also be found in a pot. 

Heuchera overwinters beautifully in the ground (it could be classified as *almost* evergreen) and only needs a light trim-back in the spring to remove winter-damaged foliage. Its flowers will dry on their stalks in late summer and actually look quite pretty, in a steampunk kind of way, but you can snip the stalks and enjoy a freshened-up, foliage-only plant for the rest of the season. 

A few favorites include ‘Caramel’ (light green to - you guessed it - caramel foliage), ‘Dolce Cherry Truffles’ (cherry red to deep red ruffled foliage), ‘Lime Marmalade’ (yellow-green ruffled foliage), ‘Frosted Violet’ (prominent veins, violet purple foliage with a silver overcast), ‘Green Spice’ (purple veins, bright green foliage with a silver overcast), ‘Obsidian’ (very dark purple foliage), and ‘Palace Purple’ (dark green to purple to burgundy foliage). Heuchera makes a stunning mass planting or you can mix-and-match to achieve bright splashes of contrast throughout the garden.

Pros

  • Colorful foliage often overwinters
  • Shade tolerant
  • Extremely low maintenance
  • Only needs a quick cut-back to look its best come spring
  • No pruning needed (but can prune old flower stalks)

Cons

  • Needs extra water in extremely hot weather
  • Blooms are brief and (for most types) small
  • Freeze/thaw cycles can push Coral Bells out of the ground
  • May need to be divided or replaced after a few years
 

Plant Data

Mature Size 8 - 10 inches tall. 18 - 20 inches wide.
Growth Rate Moderate
Sun Exposure Full Shade - Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance Medium -
Zones 4a - 9b (Usually hardy to -30° F)
Tags Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Wildlife, Colorful Foliage, Container, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Edging, Evergreen, Fall Color, Filler, For a Shady Spot, Full Shade, Full Sun, Good for Accents, Good for Beginners, Good for Borders, Good for Butterfly Garden, Good for Mass Planting, Good for Rock Garden, Grown For Attractive Foliage, Low Maintenance, Medium, Most Popular, Mounded, Nativar, Non-Allergenic, Normal Soil, Partial Shade, Partial Sun, Perennial, Rabbit Resistant, Shade Tolerant, Tolerant of Moist Soil, Tolerant of Salt, Well-Drained Soil, Winter Interest, Woodland Garden
Flower Color White with pink calyxes
Foliage Color
 

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