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Sunspot Heucherella

Heucherella 'Sunspot'

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Overview

The Heucherella 'Sunspot' is a vibrant perennial with eye-catching golden-yellow leaves adorned by deep-red centers, creating a sunspot effect. This versatile plant thrives in partial shade to full shade, reaching a modest height of 10 inches and spreading up to 15 inches wide. Low-maintenance and resilient, it's ideal for borders and woodland gardens, offering year-round interest with its foliage and white, airy flowers that bloom in late spring to early summer. Zones 4-9.

Sun Half, ShadeWater MediumZones 4–9Type Ground cover, PerennialClimate Temperate
Sunspot Heucherella (Heucherella 'Sunspot') — reaching a modest height of 10 inches and spreading up to 15 inches wide
Sunspot Heucherella (Heucherella 'Sunspot') — This versatile plant thrives in partial shade to full shadeSunspot Heucherella (Heucherella 'Sunspot') — creating a sunspot effect

Culture

Sun
Half, Shade
Water
Medium
USDA zones
4–9

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Ground cover, Perennial
Family
Saxifragaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Sunspot Heucherella (Heucherella 'Sunspot') — reaching a modest height of 10 inches and spreading up to 15 inches wide
Sunspot Heucherella (Heucherella 'Sunspot') — This versatile plant thrives in partial shade to full shade
Sunspot Heucherella (Heucherella 'Sunspot') — creating a sunspot effect

Photograph: David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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