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Mukdenia rossii Karasuba
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Mukdenia rossii 'Karasuba'

Item # 48886
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Small starry white blooms arise in spring, but it's the foliage that really astonishes on this low, spreading perennial.

Related to Heuchera, this maple-leafed groundcover is gorgeous even before its large green leaves turn red!
(Syn. Aceriphyllum rossii 'Karasuba.') One of the most distinctive ground covers available today, 'Karasuba' (also known as 'Crimson Fans') is a slow-growing, clumping perennial that favors moist, well-drained soil in partial shade, but once established becomes so vigorous that it can even tolerate the dry shade beneath trees! A relative of Heuchera hailing from China, it is a welcome presence in any border, accent planting, or container fortunate enough to grow it.

These large leaves sport 5 to 9 sharply-cut lobes, and emerge in spring a dark green marked with bronze. As the weather warms, the bronze burnishes a rich, deep red that persists all summer and fall. 'Karasuba' is a dense, clumping plant, with layers of this brilliant color, so it really glistens in the partly-shaded garden.

Spring also brings ¼-inch bell-shaped white blooms, which dangle about 4 inches above the foliage, just as on a Heuchera. The flowers add a nice splash of color to the early-season display, calling attention to the new bronze-marked foliage.

'Karasuba' prefers afternoon shade everywhere except the Pacific Northwest, where it can take full sun. It needs cool, moist soil very well-enriched with organics to become established, but once it has made itself at home in the garden, it is so adaptable that it will even thrive in the dry shade beneath trees. It reaches about a foot high and wide within a few seasons, eventually spreading much farther. Zones 4-9.

Genus Mukdenia
Species rossii
Variety 'Karasuba'
Bloom Season Mid Spring - Late Spring
Habit Spreading
Zone 4 - 9
Plant Height 8 in - 12 in
Plant Width 12 in - 15 in
Bloom Size .25 in
Item Form 1-Quart
Additional Characteristics Bloom First Year, Fall Foliage Changes, Flower, Spring Foliage Changes, Variegated
Bloom Color White
Foliage Color Bronze, Medium Green, Red, Variegated
Light Requirements Part Shade
Moisture Requirements Moist,  well-drained
Season Of Interest Spring
Soil Tolerance Normal,  loamy
Uses Border, Fall Color, Foliage Interest, Ground Cover, Outdoor
Restrictions CAN, HI, PR