Northwest Blooms · Groundcovers
Heuchera 'Amethyst Mist'
Amethyst Mist Heuchera
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Height
- 8 to 26 in
- Width
- 15 to 24 in
- Flower color
- Small pink flowers on airy, wiry stems
- Foliage color
- Plum-burgundy to amethyst purple with a light silver misting or marbling
- Bloom time
- Late spring to early summer
- Light
- Full sun to partial shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low, remove spent flower stalks, tidy old leaves as needed, divide clumps when crowded
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 4 to 9
- Wildlife
- Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds
About this plant
Heuchera 'Amethyst Mist' forms a dense mound of deep plum foliage marked with darker burgundy veining and a silver shimmer that gives the leaves a rich, layered look through the growing season. The rounded, glossy blades hold their color well from spring into fall, with subtle tonal shifts as temperatures change. In late spring to early summer, slender stems rise above the foliage carrying small, pale pink to soft cream, bell-shaped flowers that add a light, airy finish.
Use 'Amethyst Mist' in shade and part-shade borders, woodland gardens, and mixed perennial beds where foliage color provides long-season structure. It works beautifully as an edging plant, in containers, and in repeating drifts, and fits easily beneath shrubs where texture and color are needed from spring through fall.
Works well in
Woodland Gardens · Borders · Containers · Under Trees
Companion plants
Lamium · Japanese pieris · Cyclamen · Foamflowers · Hellebores · Autumn ferns
Design tip
Repeat this richly colored heuchera in broad drifts beneath trees or shrubs where the foliage can anchor the planting throughout the growing season. Contrast bold leaf forms with airy textures and evergreen structure to create depth, rhythm, and year-round visual interest.
