alum root 'Hocus Pocus'
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Hocus Pocus' is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial to about 40cm, with large, lobed, leaves that open dark purple-red in spring, developing silvery marbling across the whole upper surface, with some pink flushing and dark, purply-green veins. Long spikes of white flowers appear from late spring to mid-summer
Scientific classification
- Species
- alum root 'Hocus Pocus' (Heuchera 'Hocus Pocus')
- Genus
- Heuchera
- 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
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of alum root 'Hocus Pocus'
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of alum root 'Hocus Pocus'
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alum root 'Hocus Pocus' care guide
- Keep soil lightly moist with free drainage
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Keep soil lightly moist with free drainage
Fertilizing
FertilizingLight balanced feed in spring and early summer
Pruning
PruningRemove faded flower spikes
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by division in autumn
Growing
GrowingGrow in a fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in sun or partial shade. The woody rootstock tends to lift out of the ground so mulch annually or lift and replant every few years
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be affected by heuchera rust
Pests
Prone to vine weevil and leaf and bud eelworm
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