Island Alumroot
Heuchera maxima
Island alumroot is a robust Channel Islands heuchera forming big mounds of lobed leaves topped with foamy white-pink sprays, a tough evergreen for dry California shade.
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- February, March, April
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- CA