Prairie Alumroot
Heuchera richardsonii
Prairie alumroot is the sun- and drought-tolerant heuchera of the tallgrass prairie, with greenish bell flowers and deep roots, thriving where most heucheras would fail.
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- green, white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, SD, WI