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Heuchera 'Blushing Bells' (Blushing Bells Coral Bells) - A tight small evergreen perennial that forms a low-growing loose mat to 3 inches tall of 1 to 1 1/4-inch-wide dark green leaves with light pink flowers that rise up on 8 to 12 inches tall.
Plant in light shade with regular summer water - can be grown in full sun in coastal gardens. Cold hardy to 0° F. A showy small Coral Bells.
Plant in a part to fully shaded location - needs to be protected from hot sun. Irrigate regularly to occasionally in summer months. Cold hardy to 0° F. A nice smaller Coral Bells for a border planting or used in a trough or rock garden.
This Dara Emery hybrid was a cross between a Heuchera sanguinea introduced by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in 1989 as a sister seedling of Heuchera 'Dainty Bells'. It was listed as an F1 cross of Heuchera pringlei (which is now called Heuchera merriamii) with Heuchera sanguinea. More information on this plant can be found on the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's Heuchera 'Blushing Bells' Plant Introduction Page.
The information about Heuchera 'Blushing Bells' displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant. |
