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Photos and information about Minnesota flora - Prairie Alumroot: spike-like cluster of green to brownish ½ inch tubular flowers with orange-tipped stamens.
Prairie alumroot is a popular choice for ground cover, though the green or white flowers can be an added interest in a prairie or rock garden in midspring to early summer. This is a durable, long-lasting perennial that is easy to grow in sunny to partially shady areas with well-draining soils.
Basic Description. Dense mounds of round, mottled foliage, 12 to 18 inches high, are the main feature. Foliage remains green through winter. Slender flower stalks, 24 to 48 inches high, bear many pea-sized, cream-colored flowers in May and June. A similar species, Heuchera americana, prefers somewhat moister conditions especially in full sun.
Prairie Alumroot begins and ends its growing season debut with a mounded basal rosette of curly-edged foliage; the leaves are quite hairy on their undersides. Juvenile plants may exhibit some variegation with either white or red-tinged hues.
23 lip 2020 · Scientific name: Heuchera. Plant family: saxifrage family (Saxifragaceae) Other names: coral bells. Sowing time: February to May. Planting time: Spring. Flowering period: June to July. Location: sunny to partially shaded. Soil quality: sandy to loamy, nutrient rich, humus rich, lime tolerant.
Plant notes. Small, inconspicuous green flowers bloom along flowering stalks up to 3 ft tall. Dark-green leaves grow from the plant base to less than 1 ft tall. Plants filled in the study area in their third year of growth, and bloomed throughout June.
19 kwi 2024 · Description. Prairie alumroot is a 12 ″ to 36 ″ tall, erect, perennial forb that rises on a rosette of basal leaves and several flowering stems (scapes) from a short, stout rootstock that divides into coarse roots. The leaves are all basal. They are on long, slender, hairy leaf stalks.
