Coral Bells Midnight Rose Adds Swirls Of Deep Purple and Burgundy To The Perennial Garden

About The Coral Bells Midnight Rose

A new introduction for 2007, the Coral Bells Midnight Rose has gathered its own fan club...me included. Planted close to my Lime Ricky, you can imagine the contrast of these two Coral Bells. It is stunning!

An evergreen like all of the Heuchereas (botanical name), it does not fully die back in the winter. However, in our zone the snow covers it entirely so you really don't notice much until the snow melts. What a wonderful surprise to see such color after a long winter.

Because of our snow cover, there is no need to add mulch to protect it. In fact, many gardeners don't mulch this perennial at all.

Unfortunately, in my zone 3, we do get some frost heaving, therefore I make sure that I plant my Heucheras deeper so they don't pop out of the ground.

Coral Bells have a clumping growth habit which makes them great as an edging plant. The flowers are not the most decorative. I plant the Coral Bells Midnight Rose for the deep purple foliage.

As with all of my Coral Bells, I like to tidy them up during the growing season. The foliage has a tendancy to brown around the edges and underneath, especially if planted in a sunny location. Better to plant in part sun.

You can fertilize once a season with a slow releasing fertilizer or what I do...I give a liquid feeding every two weeks.

Companion plants for shade: Hostas, Ligularia Othello, Astilbes , Sedum Dragon Blood, or Brunnera.

Companion plants for part shade: Campanula White or Purple Clips, Bellflower or Ajuga.

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Coral Bells Midnight Rose Features

• deep purple to almost black leaves, specked with dark pink
• stems of white flowers
• grows in clumps. 10-12" tall and 1-2' feet wide
• watch for leaf scorch in summer, so plant in semi shade
• just cut or pull off any dried foliage that might make the plant look messy
• mulch in winter
• deadhead to encourage repeat blooms. I never found that this worked with the Coral Bells, but I'm always willing to try again
• this variety against the Lime Ricky...well I'm speechless

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