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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.
A root photo is included with each species to illustrate the optimal depth and orientation. Planting instructions/care are also included with each order. Download: Installing Your Bare-Root Plants
Heuchera richardsonii, commonly called prairie alumroot or Richardson's alumroot, is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial native to portions of the north-central United States and south-central Canada.
Photos and information about Minnesota flora - Prairie Alumroot: spike-like cluster of green to brownish ½ inch tubular flowers with orange-tipped stamens.
The native Heuchera sends up spires of pale yellow-green flowers with orange stamens that birds like to perch on while grabbing seeds and insects for dinner. This is one of several native plant species that crosses over between prairie, woodland edge, and savanna landscapes and right into the conventional home garden.
White-tailed Deer browse on the foliage of Prairie Alumroot sparingly (Voigt Englund & Meyer, 1986). Photographic Location: The photographs were taken at the edge of the postage stamp prairie of Dave Monk in Champaign, Illinois, and a sand prairie at Illinois Beach State Park in Lake County, Illinois.
Heuchera richardsonii (prairie alum root) have tiny greenish, bell-shaped flowers in open airy panicles that come from a wiry stem that extends above the mound of leaves in spring and early summer. It is a clump-forming coral bells species native to the Chicago region.
