Heuchera sanguinea 'Snowflakes'

Conservation Plant - HPS Number P054

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Introduced: 2001
By: Norfolk & Suffolk Group

Date added to the website: 9th Jun 2023
Date updated on the website: 7th Nov 2023

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Conservation Scheme information for Heuchera sanguinea ‘Snowflakes’

ID: P054
Introduced: 2001
By: Norfolk & Suffolk Group
Reason: Historical interest. An early introduction, bred by Alan Bloom around 1938/9.
Verified by: Blooms of Bressingham
Description: Mound-forming evergreen perennial.
Dimensions: 40cm x 30cm
Flowers: Wands of small white flowers.
Foliage: Rounded, lobed toothed leaves attractively mottled light green.
Soil: Any soil, but needs soil that doesn’t dry out in summer and has good winter drainage.
Aspect: Full sun or part-shade
Pests: Slugs and snails. Vine weevil.
Cultivation: Should be divided every 3-4 years when it starts to become woody.
Propagation: Plants may be divided into separate crowns or basal cuttings are easy to root.

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Shade Monthly January 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly January 2016

Shade Monthly February 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly February 2016

Shade Monthly – Special Epimedium Edition by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly – Special Epimedium Edition

Making the most of polypodiums in the garden by Helen Picton
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 1 Spring 2024

Flora study trip to Nepal by Misako Kasahara
Publication: KBBS
Edition: Flora study trip to Nepal

Flora study trip to Nepal by Misako Kasahara
Publication: KBBS
Edition: Flora study trip to Nepal

American gardens – Missouri and New York City by Chris Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 1 Spring 2024

Agapanthus and the Love Hate Relationship by Janet Sleep
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 24: Autumn 2009

A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen by Hannah Hall, George Ryan, Dr Alastair Culham and Evita Kypraki University of Reading
Publication: KBBS
Edition: A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen

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On a Chalk Hillside July 2023 – Developing our garden

On a Chalk Hillside – May 2023, Catching up with Seasonal gardening jobs

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