Quick Description
Glossy, ruffled foliage develops stunning hues of lime green; spikes of luminous scarlet red bells in summer and fall; amazing contrast to other plants; great versatility; keep soil moist in heat of summer
Other Names: Coralbells, Alumroot
What Makes it Special?
Tokyo Coral Bells features dainty spikes of scarlet bell-shaped flowers rising above the foliage from early summer to early fall. Its attractive glossy lobed leaves emerge chartreuse in spring, turning lime green in color with distinctive dark green veins and tinges of coppery-bronze the rest of the year.
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Landscape Attributes
Tokyo 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.
Planting & Growing
Tokyo Coral Bells will grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity extending to 15 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 22 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 18 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.
Tokyo 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.
Heuchera 'Tokyo'
Tokyo Coral Bells
$22.00
$22.00
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Height : 10 inches (15 inches with the flowers)
Spread: 22 inches
Sunlight: full sun to shade
Water Usage: average to moist
Landscape Use: Mass Planting, Rock/Alpine Gardens, Border Edging, General Garden Use, Groundcover, Container Planting
Flower Color: Scarlet
Bloom Period:From Early Summer To Early Fall
Foliage Type: evergreen
Foliage Color: Green
Deer Resistant?: No
Spread: 22 inches
Sunlight: full sun to shade
Water Usage: average to moist
Landscape Use: Mass Planting, Rock/Alpine Gardens, Border Edging, General Garden Use, Groundcover, Container Planting
Flower Color: Scarlet
Bloom Period:From Early Summer To Early Fall
Foliage Type: evergreen
Foliage Color: Green
Deer Resistant?: No
Want more info on sizes?
IndyPlants sells landscape size plant material. These often come in black nursery containers and are classified in sizes such as #2, #3, #5, etc. This correlates to the volume of the container, 2 gallon, 3, gallon, 5 gallon, etc. The bigger the number, the larger the pot, and the larger the plant. You’ll also see larger sizes such as 2” BB, 2.5” BB, 3” BB, etc. This stands for ‘Balled & Burlapped’. These plants are usually much larger and are not transported in black nursery pots. The sizing correlates to the diameter of the trunk of the tree.
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