Coral bells

Heuchera sanguinea Engelm.

light
Sun–part
water
Little
tall
39 cm
wide
50 cm

Saxifragaceae

Also called Coralbells

Formerly Heuchera pulchra, Heuchera townsendii

When it flowers

Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.

Read from iNaturalist photographs of it in flower. A month counts at 50% of the best month's flowering share (smoothed over three months) and 10% of its flowering count, from at least 100 flowering observations in the band.

PetsNC State Extension lists it as non-toxic to dogs, cats and horses (28 Oct 2026)
PeopleNo safety information yet

If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.

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About it

Grows as
Perennial or rhizomatous geophyteKew's checklist, not yet checked
Climate
TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
Wild in
Arizona to New Mexico and Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Nuevo León)Kew's checklist, not yet checked
Light
Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Height
30 cm to 48 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
Spread
23 cm to 76 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
Water
Little: takes droughtRead from NC State Extension, one source
Flowers
Red, pinkRead from NC State Extension and Wikipedia, checked by a majority of its sourcesBacked by both sources
Coldest it survives
-40 °C (USDA zone 3a)Read from NC State Extension, one source

Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.

In other languages (12)

Czech
dlužicha krvavá
Dutch
Gewoon purperklokje, Purperklokje
Norwegian Bokmål
blodalunrot
Spanish
Campanita
Finnish
korallikeijunkukka
Swedish
blodalunrot
Japanese
ツボサンゴ
Chinese (China)
红花矾根
Russian
Гейхера кроваво-красная
Lithuanian
Raudonoji alūnė
Danish
purpurklokke
Polish
Żurawka krwista

Where this comes from

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