Water Wise Plants

HEW-ker-ah MAX-im-a

Island Alumroot

Perennial

1-2 ft tall x 3-4 ft wide

Low: water every three weeks until the root ball is wet

Full to half sun

Pinkish-white

Heuchera maxima is a California native plant from the Channel Islands. This heuchera is one of the largest of this genus. It forms a low clump and looks great planted in mass, especially in early spring when delicate flowers appear on thin stalks above the large green leaves. The flowers are useful as a cut flower. It is on the UC Davis Arboretum All-Star list

PADG notes: In the Water Wise Garden, several Heuchera maxima are growing in a shady spot where the soil is quite rich. These plants have grown very large and are stunning in the spring when they bloom.