Name: Heuchera ‘Shanghai.’
Description: Tight mounds of silvery-purple leaves set forth white flowers on dark stems. It flowers from May to September.
Habit: Mounding plants grow to 10 inches high and 12 inches wide. Flowers grow to 18 inches high.
Hardiness: USDA Hardiness Zones 4-9.
Landscape use: Edging, front of the border, in containers or en masse. Grows well in full sun to part shade. Plant in moderately well-drained organic soils for best growth. It’s drought tolerant. ‘Shanghai’ also attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
For more: www.terranovanurseries.com.
Explore the April 2012 Issue
Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.
Latest from Nursery Management
- John Ruter named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
- University of Florida study unlocks secrets of invasive short-spined thrips
- IPPS announces organizational rebrand, new website and 2026 international membership drive
- Growscape appoints chief manufacturing officer, Brian Cunningham
- BioWorks introduces Sandrine Copper Soap and Cintro Insecticidal Soap
- Experts help Florida cemetery become state’s first to earn arboretum accreditation
- BioWorks appoints Jason Miller as director of sales and distributor relations manager
- Light a spark
