Heuchera sanguinea
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Saxifragaceae |
Genus: | Heuchera |
Species: | H. sanguinea
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Heuchera sanguinea | |
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Heuchera sanguinea, called coral bells, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Heuchera, native to the US states of Arizona and New Mexico, and to northern Mexico.[2] A number of cultivars are commercially available.[3] The Latin specific epithet sanguinea means blood-red, in reference to the color of the flowers.[4] Flowers are deep pink to red, sweetly fragrant, and bell-shaped. Heuchera sanguinea is a perennial herb.[5] The plant attracts bees and hummingbirds.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ F.A.Wislizenus, Mem. Tour N. Mexico: 107 (1848)
- ^ a b "Heuchera sanguinea Engelm". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Heuchera sanguinea coral bells". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
Other common names; … crimson bells, fairy flower
- ^ a b "Heuchera sanguinea (Alumroot, Coral Bells, Heuchera) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "Heuchera sanguinea - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.