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Timeless Night Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Timeless Night'

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Timeless Night Coral Bells (Heuchera 'Timeless Night') at Vandermeer Nursery

Timeless Night Coral Bells flowers

Timeless Night Coral Bells flowers

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Plant Height:  10 inches

Flower Height:  18 inches

Spacing:  16 inches

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade  full shade 

Hardiness Zone:  4a

Other Names:  Coralbells, Alumroot

Group/Class:  Timeless Collection

Brand:  Walters Gardens

Description:

Spectacular spikes of pink bells rise from a compact, dense mound of ruffled, near-black foliage; amazing contrast to other plants; great for edging along paths or containers; keep soil moist in heat of summer

Ornamental Features

Timeless Night Coral Bells has masses of beautiful spikes of pink bell-shaped flowers with rose calyces rising above the foliage from early to late summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. Its attractive crinkled lobed leaves emerge burgundy in spring, turning black in colour with showy deep purple variegation and tinges of silver the rest of the year.

Landscape Attributes

Timeless Night Coral Bells is a dense herbaceous evergreen perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It is a good choice for attracting hummingbirds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Timeless Night Coral Bells is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Rock/Alpine Gardens
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Groundcover
  • Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Timeless Night Coral Bells will grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity extending to 18 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 18 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 16 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.

This plant performs well in both full sun and full shade. However, you may want to keep it away from hot, dry locations that receive direct afternoon sun or which get reflected sunlight, such as against the south side of a white wall. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider covering it with a thick layer of mulch in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Timeless Night Coral Bells is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers and foliage against which the larger thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Rock  Edging  Garden  Groundcover  Container 
Applications
Flowers  Foliage Color  Texture  Plant Form  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features

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