Heuchera micrantha Palace Purple, often called coral bells, is a striking and versatile ornamental plant known for its deep purple, glossy leaves and delicate blooms. This perennial adds structure, color, and elegance to gardens, borders, containers, and shady spots. Palace Purple combines decorative foliage color with longevity and easy care, making it a popular choice for both amateur gardeners and professional landscapers.
Thanks to its rich foliage colour, Palace Purple creates a beautiful contrast with green and silvery plants, while the fine, airy flowers add extra dimension and texture to the whole in summer.
Palace Purple's leaves are dark green to deep purple, often with glossy or lightly veined patterns, creating a striking accent all season long. Its compact, rosette-shaped growth makes this Heuchera ideal as a groundcover, border plant, or container planting.
In late spring and summer, Palace Purple blooms with fine, delicate flowers on tall stems, usually in soft cream or pink shades, creating an airy effect without overshadowing the striking foliage. These flowers also attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies, contributing to a biodiverse garden.
Palace Purple adds deep purple color to shady or semi-shady borders.
Combines beautifully with grasses, ferns, hostas and other perennials.
Compact rosettes prevent overgrowth and ensure a neat appearance.
Perfect for patios, terraces and balcony boxes.
The striking leaf colour forms a strong decorative element, even without flowers.
Easy to combine with flowering or evergreen plants.
Heuchera micrantha Palace Purple is a low-maintenance perennial that thrives in partial to full shade and moist, well-drained soil. This variety is winter-hardy, blooms profusely, and forms a compact, attractive rosette all season long.
Height: 30–40 cm (leaf), flower stems up to 60–70 cm
Location: partial shade to shade
Soil: well-drained, humus-rich
Water requirements: moderate, tolerates short dry periods
Flowering period: May to July
Uses: borders, shade gardens, containers, ground cover
Regularly removing spent flowers keeps the plant healthy and encourages compact growth. Palace Purple is also very winter-hardy and retains its foliage color throughout the season.
Palace Purple is suitable for various garden styles and landscaping projects. Its deep purple color and compact growth make it ideal for:
Shade and partial shade borders
Container and pot planting on terraces and balconies
Ground cover in borders or between ornamental grasses
Natural and low-maintenance gardens
Combinations with perennials in colorful or mixed borders
With its rich foliage and delicate flowers, Palace Purple creates a striking and professional-looking garden accent.
Deep purple, glossy leaves for striking color and texture
Delicate flowers that attract airiness and pollinators
Compact, rosette-shaped growth for neat borders and containers
Low maintenance and winter hardy
Ideal for shady or semi-shady areas
Versatile in borders, containers and natural gardens
Attracts bees and butterflies and supports biodiversity
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