woodland wildflower
Hairy alumroot
Heuchera villosa
1 of 2Native to the Southeast and the Midwest
Virginia to Indiana, south to Alabama and Arkansas
- Light Full shade Sun tolerance
- Moisture Moist Moisture preference
- Zones n/a Cold to heat range
- Bloom Jun–Sep Flowering time
- Height up to 3 ft to 0.9 m
- Life cycle Perennial Annual to perennial
In the garden
A woodland wildflower for full shade and evenly moist soil. At up to 3 ft, it suits shade gardens and woodland edges.
Growing conditions
Light
Full sun Partial shade Full shade
Moisture
Dry Moist Wet
Pollinators & wildlife
- Moths Green Cloverworm Moth
also Large Maple Spanworm Moth, Common Tan Wave, Curved-toothed Geometer Moth +15 more
Bristly Cutworm Moth, Confused Eusarca Moth, Master's Dart, Speckled Renia Moth, Brown Bark Carpet Moth, Smith's Dart, Purple-backed Cabbageworm Moth, Ambiguous Moth, Tetanolita floridana, Pink-spotted Dart, Common Looper Moth, Pale-banded Dart, Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth, Celery Leaftier Moth, Mythimna unipuncta - Bees Common Eastern Bumble Bee
also Western Honey Bee, Pure Green Sweat bee, Modest Masked Bee +1 more
Confusing Furrow Bee - Wasps Fraternal Potter Wasp also Four-toothed Mason Wasp
- Also visited by
- Flower flies: Eastern Calligrapher, Thick-legged Hover Fly
- Butterflies: Danaus plexippus plexippus
Full plant details
Where it grows
- Habitat
- WoodlandThe wild plant community it grows in.
- Native range
- The Southeast and the MidwestUnited States (15): AL, AR, GA, IN, KY, MD, MO, MS, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV. Where it grows wild on its own, by state and province.
- Native distribution
- Virginia to Indiana, south to Alabama and ArkansasThe same native range, usually more exact than the state list, and often noting where it has spread beyond it.
Growing conditions
- Light
- Full shadeHow much sun it takes, from full sun to full shade.
- Moisture
- MoistThe soil dampness it prefers, from dry to wet.
- Soil
- Moist, humus-rich soilThe soils it grows in naturally.
Growth & form
- Height
- up to 3 ft (to 0.9 m)Typical mature height.
- Life cycle
- PerennialWhether it lives a single season (annual), two (biennial), or returns for years (perennial).
Flowers, foliage & fruit
- Type
- WildflowerWhat kind of plant it is.
- Bloom
- Jun–SepWhen it flowers.
- Flower color
- WhiteThe bloom color, or colors.
- Toxicity
- None knownWhether any part is poisonous to people or pets.