Heuchera and Galium: Easy Dappled Light for Challenging Shade

Everything contrasts this heuchera 'Plum Pudding' with the sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum), apart from the fact that both of these perennials tolerate dry shade in heavy soil under the roots of a hornbeam hedge. And that’s why it’s a successful pairing!

The dark purple, coarsely rounded leaves of the heuchera provide a perfect counterpoint to the mossy apple green carpet formed by the whorls of fine foliage of the sweet woodruff. Moreover, the numerous small pure white flowers gathered in light clusters add a level of colour contrast to the opposition of foliage textures, completing this light and shadow association from April to June.

Purple heuchera and sweet woodruff: a successful light and shadow pairing for difficult shady spots