American alumroot "Dale`s Strain" (American sanicle)

American alum-root "Dale`s Strain" - Heuchera americana.
Perennial of the Saxifragaceae family.
Origin: Eastern United States.
Features: beautiful, marbled, silver-speckled foliage, variable.
Name: in honor of the discoverer and breeder, Dale Hendricks of Landenderg, Pennsylvania.
Flower color: cream.
Natural bloom period: June - August (blooms first year).
Hardiness zones: Z3 - Z9.
Flowering height: 60 cm.
Plant spacing: 35 cm.
Soil requirements: moderately moist soils, pH 5.8 - 6.8
Position: full sun in cool climates or partial shade
Uses: the attractive foliage combines well with Helleborus orientalis "Lady Series", Geranium macrorhizzum "Purple-Red" and Bergenia cordifolia "Winterglut".
Well suited for rock gardens, walls and containers.
1.0 g = 19,000 seeds.

Growing tips:
Best sowing date: any time.
Germinates quickly.
Keep seeds constantly moist (not wet) at around +20 °C. Do not cover the seeds, but press them firmly into the soil. Store in cooler conditions after germination. Germination may be slow and uneven, but this is not a problem.
Germination to transplant: 4 - 8 weeks
Transplant to market plant: 6 - 10 weeks.

Eng.: American alumroot, alum-root, American sanicle. Bot. syn.: Heuchera hispida Pursh.