Heuchera 'Blackout'

Also Known As

Blackout Coral Bells

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 8"-12"
W: 12"-18"

planting zones

5a-9b

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Heuchera 'Blackout' plant details

Heuchera 'Blackout' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial with black and burgundy foliage. In spring and summer cream flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Heuchera 'Blackout'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: saxifragaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen black and burgundy
Mature size: 12 IN - 18 IN - wide, 8 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: cream blooms in spring and summer
Uses: container plant, edging plant, fall color, winter interest, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Heuchera 'Blackout'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

'Blackout' has very dark, almost black, glossy leaves with rounded lobes which are said to be darker than the industry standard in dark-leaved heucheras, ‘Obsidian’. Cream flowers top the clump in late spring or summer.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

The glossy jet-black leaves of this vigorous but compact 12-24" mounder definitely! catch the eye, especially when acting as a background for airy sprays of cream-white flower in early summer. PSh-Sh/M PP20613

By: Forestfarm

Zn 4. Nearly black glossy leaves. Creamy flowers

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Smooth ultra dark foliage, burnished with a gemlike luster, is this Heuchera's stylish signature. Celebrating more vigor and more black than those of its dark rival, Heuchera 'Obsidian'. Elegant lobed leaves fashion a compact mound, which offsets urn-shaped creamy white flowers. 'Blackout' is a mysterious midnight-hued springboard for golden grasses, yellow-leafed perennials, Japanese Painted ferns and silvery Pulmonarias. (pp#25,280) Hardy to zone 4.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Blackout is an exciting new Heuchera introduction. The lush foliage is maple-like and nearly black. 18" tall airy flower spikes are sterile and bloom profusely and repeatedly from summer to fall. Very hardy and disease resistant, Heuchera make ideal companions to other shade lovers like hostas and ferns.