Ring of Fire Coral Bells

Other Names: Coralbells, Alumroot

Description:

Dainty spikes of white bells rise from a compact mound of silver foliage, contrasting with darker gray-green to purple-gray veins, red tinged in fall; amazing contrast to other plants; great versatility; keep soil moist in heat of summer

Ornamental Features:

Ring of Fire Coral Bells's attractive crinkled lobed leaves are silver in colour with distinctive grayish green veins. As an added bonus, the foliage turns a gorgeous red in the fall. It features dainty spikes of white bell-shaped flowers rising above the foliage from late spring to mid summer. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Ring of Fire Coral Bells is a dense herbaceous evergreen perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance perennial, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It is a good choice for attracting hummingbirds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Ring of Fire Coral Bells is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting
• Border Edging
• Groundcover
• Rock/Alpine Gardens
• Container Planting

Plant Characteristics:

Ring of Fire Coral Bells will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity extending to 28 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 20 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This perennial performs well in both full sun and full shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder zones. This plant can be propagated by division.

This is a selection of a native North American species.