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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
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Prairie Alumroot in bloom. Our native Prairie Alumroot is the parent of all those crazy-colored-leaf Heuchera species found at garden centers. Yet it is the parent plant that is tough, versatile, and beneficial to your native landscape.
I’m Ferb Vu, and I’m a gardener with a passion for low-maintenance, beautiful plants. Today, we’re diving into the world of Heuchera richardsonii, also known as Prairie Alumroot. This little powerhouse is a native North American perennial that packs a punch in the garden.
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.
Prairie Alumroot. Well drained soils with an organic layer (leaf litter for example) Full Sun to Partial Shade. 24” tall 8” to 16” wide. Spring to Early Summer blooms. Ontario Native, Thrives in open woodlands or meadows.
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.
