Heuchera villosa or Hairy Alumroot is an American native of the eastern and southern United States. It prefers semi-shade and rich well drained soil. It has fuzzy green leaves with shadings of purple and brown. It flowers later than other Alumroots, putting up its fuzzy dark colored flower stalks with cream flowers in late summer and fall. The mature size is a leafy mound 18 inches tall by 18 inches wide, the flowers increase the height to about 3 feet. It is more heat tolerant that many other Heucheras and when hybridized passes on this valuable trait. Many of the lovely garden hybrids owe their summer beauty to this plant's genes. It works well as a ground cover or mixed with other shade loving plants. It is resistant to deer, will tolerate growing under Black Walnut trees, and attracts hummingbirds and bees.