Plant in full coastal sun to light shade and irrigate regularly - in the sun the foliage retains its best leaf color. Seems tolerant of many other soil types but dislikes heavy clay soils and alkalinity, so the addition of ample organic material seems beneficial. Very cold hardy and useful down to USDA Zone 4.

Heuchera micrantha diversifolia 'Palace Purple'is a cultivar that originated in England from seed that had been imported from a Botanic Garden in the United States. The name 'Purple Palace' is a reference to the first plants that were grown at the Queen's palace at Kew Gardens. It was first introduced to American gardens in 1986 and was the first Heuchera to be widely grown here for its dramatic foliage. It received the coveted Perennial Plant Association Plant-of-the-Year award in 1991.

In their book "Heuchera and Heucherellas: Coral Bells and Foamy Bells" Timber Press 2005 authors Dan Heims and Grahame note that Linnaeus named Heuchera for Johann Heinrich von Heucher, professor of medicine and Botany at Wittenberg University and that the name Heuchera should be pronounced following this person's name that it commemorates, meaning it so be pronounced HOY-ker-uh, but like most people, we continue to pronounce it HUE-ker-ah. We grew this plant from 1989 until 2007. 

The information about Heuchera micrantha diversifolia 'Palace Purple' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.