Heuchera micrantha diversifolia Palace Purple - Crevice Alumroot, Palace Purple Coral Bells
Heuchera Palace Purple is a selection from Heuchera micrantha diversifolia. The Crevice Alumroot is native to the coast ranges from San Luis Obispo County through Oregon, other varieties of this species continue through to British Columbia. The Crevice Alumroot is somewhat drought tolerant once established, but is native to a higher rainfall regime than most of Southern California. Heuchera Palace Purple grows in full sun near the coast with regular water but seems to do its best in partial to full shade. Heuchera Palace Purple grows 1-2 feet tall and wide, including the flowers. The Crevice Alumroot has creamy white flowers in the Summer but this plant is grown more for the purple foliage than the flowers. Heuchera Palace Purple is Winter hardy into the single digits.
Purple foliage of Heuchera Palace Purple - Crevice Alum Root. High resolution photos are part of our garden image collection.
Plants from the Heuchera Genus featured on this site:
Heuchera Canyon Duet
Heuchera Firefly
Heuchera Kassandra
Heuchera maxima
Heuchera Palace Purple
Heuchera Rosada
Heuchera Santa Ana Cardinal
Heuchera Wendy
Heuchera Yosemite
Other California Native plants that grow in the same part of the garden from our Wildflower List
Clarkia unguiculata
Collinsia heterophylla
Collinsia tinctoria
Dodecatheon clevelandii
Paeonia californica
Pholistoma auritum
Salvia spathacea
Silene laciniata
Sisyrinchium bellum