Catching Fire Heuchera Live Plant | Coral Bells Perennial | Colorful Shade Plant | Evergreen Foliage | Hardy Starter Plant

Add brilliant foliage color to your shade garden with Catching Fire Heuchera, a stunning Coral Bells variety prized for its vibrant lime-green leaves highlighted by dramatic cherry-red flame markings. As the season progresses, the colorful centers deepen to rich mahogany, creating outstanding contrast and year-round garden interest.

This vigorous Heuchera villosa hybrid offers excellent heat and humidity tolerance, making it an exceptional performer in a wide range of climates. Cream-colored flower spikes appear in early summer, attracting hummingbirds and pollinators while the evergreen foliage continues to provide beauty throughout the seasons.

Key Features

• Botanical Name: Heuchera 'Catching Fire'
• Common Name: Catching Fire Coral Bells
• Plant Type: Evergreen Herbaceous Perennial
• Flower Color: Cream
• Foliage Color: Lime Green with Cherry Red to Mahogany Centers
• Mature Height: 10–12 inches (18–24 inches in bloom)
• Spread: 16–20 inches
• Bloom Season: Early Summer
• Growth Habit: Dense, Mounding
• Light Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade (Morning Sun Tolerated)
• Water Needs: Moderate
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–9
• Characteristics: Evergreen, Heat Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant, Deer Resistant, Low Maintenance

Why You'll Love It

• Brilliant multi-colored foliage all season
• Evergreen in most climates
• Excellent heat and humidity tolerance
• Cream flowers attract hummingbirds and pollinators
• Outstanding border and container plant
• Deer resistant
• Easy to grow
• Year-round landscape interest

Perfect For

• Shade gardens
• Woodland gardens
• Mixed perennial borders
• Container gardens
• Foundation plantings
• Landscape edging
• Cottage gardens
• Under trees

Care Instructions

Plant in rich, well-drained soil with consistent moisture. Grow in partial shade or filtered sunlight for the brightest foliage color. Remove spent flower stems after blooming and trim away older foliage in early spring as new growth emerges.