alumbloom

Synonyms:

alumroot

Types:

Heuchera americana, rock geranium

plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in lax panicles on erect stems

Heuchera cylindrica, poker alumroot, poker heuchera

plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America

Heuchera sanguinea, coralbells

perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental

Type of:

herb, herbaceous plant

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests