Data specific to Coral Bells (Edit)
Water Requirements: Average
Does Not Like Wet Feet

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 12 - 18 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Leaf
Division
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Small-Flowered Alum Root
  • Crevice Heuchera
  • Mountain Saxifrage
  • Alum Root
  • Coral Bells
  • Crevice Alumroot
  • Common Alumroot

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Location: Yosemite National Park, Groveland, United States
Date: 2017-06-29
Photo taken across the street from Hetch Hetchy dam. The most col

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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