heuchera

American  

[hyoo-ker-uh] / ˈhyu kər ə /

noun

1. any of various North American plants belonging to the genus Heuchera, of the saxifrage family, having clusters of small, cup-shaped flowers, especially the alumroots.

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heuchera British  

/ ˈhjuːkərə /

noun

1. any plant of the N. American genus Heuchera, with low-growing heart-shaped leaves and mostly red flowers carried in sprays on slender graceful stems: family Saxifragaceae See also alumroot

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Etymology

Origin of heuchera

< New Latin (Linnaeus), after Johann Heinreich von Heucher (1677–1747), German botanist; see -a ²

Example Sentences

Such lists keep us from aimless nursery wandering, and when we actually find that salvia or heuchera, we can confirm it’s really the kind we’ve been seeking.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2022

At his house, instead of twinkling lights, rhododendrons, brass buckle, sprinter boxwood and heuchera black pearl celebrate the onset of winter.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2018

Spirea, heuchera, peonies, dahlias and anemones are mixed with zinnias, sunflowers and clumps of cosmos dispersed across berms.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2018

Asplenium, epilobium, heuchera, hazel, dogwood, and alder make a luxurious fringe and setting; and the forests of Douglas spruce along the banks are the finest I have ever seen in the Sierra.

From Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by Muir, John

Mrs. Norton: I would suggest that hardy alum-root, or heuchera.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.