Blackout Coral Bells

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SKU
9609

Glossy near-black foliage and creamy white bells, the Blackout Coral Bells (Heuchera x 'Blackout') will add depth and drama to the garden beds and borders with textured, pointed-lobed leaves! With foliage so dark that it's nearly black, the dainty blooms of Blackout present a sharp, decorative contrast. The creamy white bells rise above the foliage on tall stalks in late spring and persist into early summer.

Pollinators and hummingbirds delight in these elegant little blooms and arrive to sip the nectar. You'll enjoy these blooms as well in your floral bouquets where they add graceful filler to arrangements. The textured foliage has lovely purple overtones to the near-black hue, never fading in the sun or heat!

Wonderfully urban environment tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant, and so easy to grow! These dramatic perennial plants are cold-hardy throughout USDA growing zones 4 to 9 and tolerate heat and humidity too! Warmer climates and mild winters allows these perennials to keep their colorful leaves through the winter making them wonderfully semi-to-fully evergreen.

Planting and Application:

Blackout looks fantastic in the opposite of a moon garden, and adds a dark dimension to your shade garden beds and borders! These brooding space-saving perennials add their glossy foliage to the shade garden. Add low-growing enticing foliage to pathways and as accents that brighten everything around them! Combine with lime-green foliage or white variegated leaves for maximum effect!

Plant as a dark filler to container gardens and mixed planters! Add formal foliage to plants to garden walkways and paths by evenly spacing them with white crushed rock mulch. Or add these as dark pops of color in groupings throughout the Perennial border or a modern Cottage Garden. Perfect in the shade garden, Pollinator gardens and cut flower gardens gain a brilliant flowering ornamental that can keep its leaves through the winter for added interest!

  • Purple Black Textured Foliage
  • Dainty White Bell-Shaped Blooms
  • Ever’green’ in Warm Climates
  • Perfect for Pollinators & Cut Flowers
  • Great for Containers, Beds & Borders, Containers & Shade Gardens

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Coral Bells do best in either full sun in cooler climates, or partial shade in warmer growing zones, but you'll have better color and more flowers in more sun. Plant in enriched, well-drained soil that remains moderately, consistently moist. But once established, Coral Bells can be drought tolerant, but appreciate a 3-4 inch thick layer of mulch to hold in moisture and keep the roots cool. Prune back foliage in early spring before new growth begins.

Cold and drought tolerant and withstanding heat and humidity, nothing seems to faze this easy-care Perennial plant!

  • Long-Lived in Full Sun & Partial Shade
  • Adaptable to a Variety of Well-Drained Soils & Conditions
  • Moderate Moisture Needs & Mulched Bed
  • Prune Back in Early Spring
  • Urban Environment Tolerant, Drought & Juglone Resistant

With a ten-year lifespan, Blackout Coral Bells is a great investment in a decorative perennial for your yard! Hardy, uniquely beautiful, and long-lived are characteristics that make this an ideal choice for this year's garden. Order yours today at Nature Hills before they're gone!

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I prune Coral Bells?

Coral Bells do best when pruned in the early spring. Leaving the foliage intact as an extra blanket for winter protection over the crown. In some climates, Coral Bells can be semi-evergreen, so leaving those colorful leaves up all winter adds winter interest!

Do Coral Bells prefer sun or shade?

Coral Bells need partial sun/shade or full shade in warmer climates. They do best in the morning sun to dry the leaves of dew and afternoon shade to provide relief from the hot summer sun.

Do Coral Bells spread?

Coral Bells can spread into tidy mounds about 2-3 feet in width but do not spread by rhizomes or stolons further than where they're planted.

Where do Coral Bells grow best?

Coral Bells love a shaded site in enriched soil that is well-drained. They appreciate regular moisture and a mulched root zone.

Do Coral Bells attract hummingbirds?

Coral Bells are loved by pollinators and hummingbirds! All walks of beneficial pollinators will show up to sip their nectar.

What pairs with Coral Bells?

These shade-loving perennials pair with lacy Astilbe and Ferns, other coarse foliage plants like Hosta, and the lobed foliage of Columbines! Try pairing with Barrenworts and Bergenia too!

What Shipping Options Do You Offer?

NatureHills.com works closely with our growers and nursery professionals to ensure we ship when it is most appropriate for your area. Our goal is to deliver the hardiest plants by avoiding extreme high and low temperatures. Check out our shipping schedule for more information and to learn our wills and don'ts when it comes to shipping plants. Find your Coral Bells for sale here at NatureHills.com!

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Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.

Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!

Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.

  • Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
  • Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.

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Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.

Young Plants to 18 Months
Size Volume
2"x2"x3" Ranges from .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume
4.5" Container Equal to .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume
Sprinter Pot Equal to .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume
4" Container Ranges from .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume
6" Container Equal to 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume
1 Quart Equal to 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume
5.5" Container Equal to 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x5" Ranges from .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x6" Ranges from 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x9" Ranges from 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x10" Ranges from 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume
Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old
Size Volume
2 Quart Equal to 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume
#1 Container Ranges from 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume
5"x5"x12" Equal to 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume
Plants 2 - 4 Years Old
Size Volume
#2 Container Ranges from 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume
#3 Container Ranges from 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume
Plants 3 - 5 Years Old
Size Volume
#5 Container Ranges from 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume
#6 Container Ranges from 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume
#7 Container Ranges from 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume

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0 - 19.99 24.99
20 - 49.99 29.99
50 - 69.99 34.99
70 - 99.99 39.99
100 - 129.99 44.99
130 - 149.99 48.99
150 - 150+ Approx 28%

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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS

Blackout Coral Bells Is Suited to Grow in Zones 4-9
Growing Zones 4-9
More Information
Brand Nature Hills' Choice
Botanical Name Heuchera x 'Blackout'
Type Perennial
Mature Height 12 - 18 inches
Mature Spread 12 - 18 inches
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Soil Well-Drained
Moisture Moderate to Moist
Growth Rate Medium
Foliage Color Black/Purple
Fall Color Burgundy / Purple
Pollinator Friendly Yes
Pruning Time Early Spring