Heuchera maxima

Island Alum Root

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Perennials

Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen

Overall Mature Size: Small

Also Grown As: Bush

Mature Height & Spread: 1-2' x 1-2'

Natural Growth Habit: Clumping, Low, Mounding

Native To: California

Exposure: Partial Shade, Full Shade

Water: Medium Water, Low Water

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Summer

Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Drought Resistant / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #1

Sunset Garden Zones: 14-24

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8-10

A Bit More

Heuchera maxima is an herbaceous perennial with a low-growing, clumping, and mounding habit and featuring glossy green, scalloped leaves and pink-to-white bell-shape flowers on tall stems. Uses include groundcover, border, mass planting, accent, weed suppression, container. Excellent in seacoast conditions. It thrives in part shade to full shade. Best in rich, loose dirt, it survives very well in poor, rocky, or thick clay soils; needs good drainage. It has moderate water needs when planted; low water needs once established. Fire-resistant. Deer resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 15°F.

A Bit More

Heuchera maxima is an herbaceous perennial with a low-growing, clumping, and mounding habit and featuring glossy green, scalloped leaves and pink-to-white bell-shape flowers on tall stems. Uses include groundcover, border, mass planting, accent, weed suppression, container. Excellent in seacoast conditions. It thrives in part shade to full shade. Best in rich, loose dirt, it survives very well in poor, rocky, or thick clay soils; needs good drainage. It has moderate water needs when planted; low water needs once established. Fire-resistant. Deer resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 15°F.