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heucherella 'Sweet Tea'

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Sweet Tea' is a compact perennial forming a clump of maple-like, palmately-lobed burnt orange leaves, the main veins flushed with maroon. Colour deepens toward summer, pales somewhat in autumn and winter. Small white flowers are borne on stems to 50cm tall in spring and early summer

Scientific classification

Species: heucherella 'Sweet Tea' (×Heucherella 'Sweet Tea')
Genus: ×Heucherella
Family: Saxifragaceae

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Toxicity: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Autumn · Winter · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of heucherella 'Sweet Tea'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of heucherella 'Sweet Tea'

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heucherella 'Sweet Tea' care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Remove dead leaves and deadhead

Propagation

Can be propagated by division; this genus need to be divided regularly. Lift the plant once in spring growth, taking small vigorous sections from around the edge. Each section should have good roots and 2-3 shoots

Growing

Grow in fertile, moist, but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. If the soil is moist, a shadier position may be tolerated. To prevent the rhizomes rising to the surface, mulch annually and divide every few years

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