Heucheras
Dew_drops_in_the_hostas
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I would like to get a nice variety of Heucheras planted up in a few of my flower beds, one shady bed to provide colour once the Hostas die back, and another that gets full sun, lots of existing evergreens, but has empty spaces I'd quite like to fill in. Photos below show the flower beds as of this afternoon (excuse the weeds, that's tomorrow's job!).
What varieties would you recommend, and do you have any preferred retailers for heucheras? I have a few already, and really enjoy the brighter or more unusual ones.
Thank you!
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This is a nice Cherry Cola
Thanks Zenjeff!
I really like Cherry Cola, I've got one that's just hidden by a Hosta at the moment, it was newly planted a month ago, no flowers yet so it's nice to see a photo of it with flowers!
I have Alabama Sunrise - it's actually a Heucherella but it does the same job
It's greeny golden with a reddish rib
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That's pretty Fairygirl, one for my list! Thank you.
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Plum Pudding is a nice dark one with ruffled leaves, and Marmalade is a lovely amber/gold/ brown combination. I also like Heucherella Sweet Tea with warm browns, but the vine weevlis did for mine
I have H. Sunrise Falls, a trailing or ground cover variety in a shady border, where it makes a lovely light and bright patch. It send out runners a bit like strawberries, so is easy to propagate, but I haven't found it invasive.
Thank you both! Those are also going on the list :-)
Dew drops - Think when I was looking at Heucheras that some growers reckoned certain colours (lime green and caramel?) did less well in full sun, so it's worth doing a little bit of research if you're putting one in the sunny bed.
...and I found this earlier thread which may help!
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/thread/?threadId=1956
Thank you Rob, that's really helpful!