Heuchera Sanguinea
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''Heuchera sanguinea'', called coral bells, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''
Heuchera ''Heuchera'' ( or ) is a genus of largely evergreen perennial plants in the family Saxifragaceae, all native to North America. Common names include alumroot and coral bells. Description ''Heuchera'' have palmately lobed leaves on long petiole ...
'', native to the US states of Arizona and New Mexico, and to northern Mexico. A number of cultivars are commercially available. The Latin specific epithet ''sanguinea'' means blood-red, in reference to the color of the flowers. Flowers are deep pink to red, sweetly fragrant, and bell-shaped. ''Heuchera sanguinea'' is a perennial herb. The plant attracts bees and hummingbirds.


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sanguinea Garden plants of North America Plants described in 1848 {{Saxifragaceae-stub