Plum Pudding Coral Bells
What: Plum Pudding Coral Bells (Heuchera ‘Plum Pudding’) features beautiful plum-purple foliage with silvery overtones that form tight, attractive mounds. This perennial produces creamy white bell-shaped flower spikes that rise above the foliage from late spring to early summer, creating a striking contrast against the dark, crinkled leaves.
Best use: Perfect for beds, borders, containers, and rock gardens, this versatile perennial also works well as a groundcover or border edging. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage. Plum Pudding Coral Bells makes an excellent “filler” in container combinations, providing attractive foliage against which larger “thriller” plants can stand out.
Plant Details
| Height | 6 inches (up to 12 inches in flower) |
| Spread | 12 inches |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | Part shade to full shade; prefers morning sun with afternoon shade |
| Watering | Average to moist conditions; shouldn’t be allowed to dry out |
| Growth Rate | Medium |
| Maintenance | Relatively low; should be cut back in late fall |
| Uses | Mass planting, rock/alpine gardens, border edging, general garden use, groundcover, container planting |
| Flower Color | Creamy white |
| Foliage | Purple with deep purple veins and silver tinges, crinkled and lobed |
| Special Features | Attracts hummingbirds, evergreen perennial |
