Heucheras

Well I have just 'discovered' these and there are SO many to choose from, does anyone have any favourites? also are they easy to grow?

Val

 

I also found these lovely plants last year
Citronelle , crime brûlée, Marmalade and black beauty,
Very easy to grow, if I can grow they you will be able too!

 

I've tried many of them and they are one of my favourite plants

the ones that I find that are doing best are:

Heuchera Georgia peach (the best by far of the ones that I have planted and this one can be planted in full sun) ... this one even looks good now, after 2 nights of -16 degrees C:


Heuchera Electra planted with the georgia peach makes for a very bold focal point ... Electra looks a bit tatty in winter compared to Gerorgia Peach, but it's a 'must have' as it looks stunning for most of the year ... has to be planted in semi-shade


Another one for shade or sun is a Heucherella called Solar Power


all of these change colour during the course of the year

a new one with massive leaves is one called magnum .... I have not planted one yet, but will be buying some over the next few weeks (if I can find any)


Huechera don't like too much water, and a good fertilizer such as seaweed extract or worm humus compost from time to time keeps them happy

In winter, you need to give them a thick mulch of well rotted organic farmyard manure (available in bags at all garden centres) ... I will be trying them with aerated compost tea this year

lovely plants and I always include them

 

I've had some palace purple heucheras for ages, they're the same colour as the last pic above. They've always done really well, whatever the weather, and are easily propagated from cuttings. There are so many lovely varieties now, I'm tempted to get some more - Dim's peachy one looks like it would blend in really well.

 

here is a good site showing most of the species:

http://www.terranovanurseries.com/gardeners/heuchera-c-82_23.html

 

On reading all your posts from initial posting Dim, I commited in the summer to buying Heucheras, Various colours, a dozen,attractive colourful ground cover, the only one that has coofed it is the georgia peach :-(
The others just went dormant, but his one you can just see a live centre peeking through, so may recover in the summer

Jack McH

 

they are hardy and will recover quickly .... some of them look a bit tatty now during winter, but they regrow as soon as the weather warms ...

most of the ones that I have planted are already showing new growth in the centres

 

Several are in my gardens, as there is ample color choice I use them to accent other plants around them. Like a red one looks great next to a blue hosta. They also come in different leaf sizes which I take into account in planting.