Heuchera sanguinea, called coral bells, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Heuchera, native to the US states of Arizona and New Mexico, and to northern Mexico.[2] A number of cultivars are commercially available.[3] The Latin specific epithet sanguinea means blood-red, in reference to the color of the flowers.[4] Flowers are deep pink to red, sweetly fragrant, and bell-shaped. Heuchera sanguinea is a perennial herb.[5] The plant attracts bees and hummingbirds.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Heuchera |
| Species: | H. sanguinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Heuchera sanguinea Engelm.[1] | |
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Other common names; … crimson bells, fairy flower
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