A LITTLE MORE LIFE
American alumroot
Heuchera americana
Airy flower stalks add nectar for bees and other pollinators above a low mound of native leaves.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
The height includes flower stalks; protect the crown from standing water and strong afternoon sun.
- Sunlight
- Part sun & shade
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture / Dry soil
- Mature size
- 1–3 ft tall · 1–1½ ft wide
- Season of interest
- Spring–summer
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 4–9
- Garden role
- A mound of textured foliage
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of heartleaf bergenia.
Bergenia crassifolia
Try american alumroot for a mound of textured foliage.
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Photo credits & licenses
American alumroot: Behnke Nurseries, Inc. · CC BY 4.0
Heartleaf bergenia: David J. Stang · CC BY-SA 4.0
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