Heuchera Red Lightning

Heuchera 'Paris' is a beautiful evergreen perennial forming a ground cover clump with golden foliage streaked with veins of a stunning dark red. It brightens up flower beds in light sun, partial shade, or even full shade. In summer, it produces delicate white bell-shaped flower stems, which further enhances its appeal.

In recent years, heucheras have become essential plants in our gardens. Their evergreen foliage, available in multiple shades, adds brilliance to flower beds. These plants from the Saxifragaceae family make fantastic border plants. They also perform very well in pots, making them suitable for even smaller terraces. Heuchera Red Lightning reaches about 35 cm (14 in) in height and 40 cm (16 in) in width, and its airy inflorescences will rise above its lobed foliage. The foliage starts with copper-red edges and then turns golden with red veins, creating a changing spectacle.

Heuchera Red Lightning, like many other heucheras, is not demanding in terms of soil type, as long as it is well drained. In heavy soil, it is preferable to lighten the planting soil with sand or well-decomposed compost. It prefers partial shade or shade but still needs some light, at least in the morning, to express its beautiful colours. Once established, it can tolerate temporary droughts.

You can also easily propagate it by cuttings, by taking a section of its creeping stems, which will allow you to create a whole border in a few years. This is also a way to regenerate the clump, which sometimes tends to become hollow after 3 to 5 years of growth.

Plant this heuchera in large numbers to achieve a spectacular and effective ground cover, or you can also combine it with other varieties with similar colours, such as 'Tiramisu' or 'Miracle'. On the other hand, you can also create contrasts, such as with Heuchera 'Sugar Plum'. In shade, it will enhance the dark foliage of ferns and perfectly complement other golden perennials like Leucosceptrum 'Golden Angel'.