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coral bells

coral bells noun: heuchera sanguinea, a species of herbaceous perennial in the family Saxifragaceae, native to North America.

coral bells: heuchera sanguinea, a species of herbaceous perennial in the family Saxifragaceae, native to North...
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Noun

coral bells pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Heuchera sanguinea, a species of herbaceous perennial in the family Saxifragaceae, native to North America.
    • A powdery mildew on coral bells was determined to be Sphaerotheca humuli var. fuliginea. […] Coral bells (Heuchera sanguinea) are grown commonly as perennial border or edging plants in California.1964, Robert D. Raabe, “CLEISTOTHECIA OF A POWDERY MILDEW ON CORAL BELLS”, in The Plant Disease Reporter, page 416
  2. (plural, plural-only) Any of the plants of genus Heuchera.
    • Various cultivars of purple-leaved Heuchera (coral bells), crimson-leaved annuals such as Solonostemon 'Red Carpet' (coleus), Alternanthera dentata 'Rubiginosa' (alternanthera), and the splendid shrublike annual Euphorbia cotinifolia (red spurge)—these dark reds help carry the eye around a planting...2009 August 25, Lynden B Miller, Parks Plants and People: Beautifying The Urban Landscape, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 100
    • Although conspicuous, the flowers of Heuchera are somewhat beside the point. Also called coral bells, the plant’s foliage is regarded as its raison d’être, brightening dark garden corners with yellow, white, copper, coral, purple, red or pink, often ruffled leaves.2024 November 12, Jessica Damiano, “There are flowers too? Some plants prized for foliage surprise gardeners with late-season blooms”, in Associated Press
    Synonyms:
    alumroot

Synonyms of coral bells

Forms of coral bells

alternative formcoralbells
alternative formcoral-bells

Origin of coral bells

From coral (adjective) + bells, from the orange-pink colour and flared shape of its flowers.

Questions about coral bells

What does coral bells mean?
Coral bells means heuchera sanguinea, a species of herbaceous perennial in the family Saxifragaceae, native to North America.
What part of speech is coral bells?
Coral bells is a noun.

Words near coral bells in the dictionary

  1. coral
  2. coral aloe
  3. coral aloes
  4. Coral Bank
  5. coral bean
  6. coral bells
  7. coral bleaching
  8. coral catshark
  9. coral catsharks
  10. coral creeper
  11. coral fern

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