- Botanical name: Heucherella 'Solar Power'
- Common name: Heucherella
- Family: Saxifragaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial
White
Bronze
- Key features:
- Dramatic foliage
- Prefers rich soil
A cross between heucheras and tiarellas, heucherellas have brightly coloured foliage. They thrive in shade and make great groundcover plants, and some have a trailing habit and can be grown in hanging baskets. While plants are mainly grown for their foliage, inconspicuous flowers add to their charm.
Heucherella ‘Solar Power’ has striking chocolate-brown leaves with a lime-green margin. Plants form a compact dome, and make excellent ground cover. ‘Solar Power’ also works well in container displays – either on its own or with other heucheras and heucherellas.
For best results, remove faded leaves and deadhead spent blooms to prolong flowering.
How to grow Heucherella 'Solar Power'
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Plant size
35cm height
35cm spread
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Aspect
North facing, east facing, south facing, west facing
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Position in border
Front, middle
- Sun exposure: Dappled shade, partial shade, full shade
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Well drained / light / sandy / clay / heavy / moist / chalky / alkaline
Plant calendar
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| Plant |
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Do Plant in May |
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Do Plant in June |
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Do not Plant in July |
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Do not Plant in September |
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Do not Plant in December |
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| Flowers |
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Plant does not flower in January |
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Plant does not flower in February |
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Plant does not flower in March |
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Plant does not flower in April |
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Plant does flower in May |
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Plant does flower in June |
J
Plant does not flower in July |
A
Plant does not flower in August |
S
Plant does not flower in September |
O
Plant does not flower in October |
N
Plant does not flower in November |
D
Plant does not flower in December |
| Divide | ||||||||||||
| Divide |
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Do not Divide in January |
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Do not Divide in June |
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Do not Divide in July |
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Do not Divide in August |
S
Do Divide in September |
O
Do Divide in October |
N
Do Divide in November |
D
Do not Divide in December |
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| Prune |
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Do not Prune in January |
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Do not Prune in February |
M
Do Prune in March |
A
Do Prune in April |
M
Do not Prune in May |
J
Do not Prune in June |
J
Do not Prune in July |
A
Do not Prune in August |
S
Do not Prune in September |
O
Do not Prune in October |
N
Do not Prune in November |
D
Do not Prune in December |
Heucherella 'Solar Power' and wildlife
Heucherella 'Solar Power' has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Heucherella 'Solar Power' poisonous?
Heucherella 'Solar Power' has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
