WOW heuchera and shrub combinations
Marie Tulin
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Comments (103)Thanks! On the left, there's William Baffin (fuschia) and Jeanne Lajoie (pink) along with a yellow honeysuckle and catmint (as an edger). On the right, the climbing pink rose is John Davis with clematis Huldine (white) and Madame Julia Correvon (red) growing through it. William Baffin was planted probably around 20 years ago. John Davis is probably around 10 years old. So, yes, it's an old planting, but they bloom reliable every year. Can't go wrong with Canadian Explorer roses in cold regions. That's the first thing I look for in a rose - hardiness. Then disease resistance....See MoreOT: Heuchera Forum
Comments (42)Scott has given a good background. I was very upset with the earlier ones because as so many have said I did not have a good survival rate. Some would die in the Summer others did not return after winter. If you have not tried them for a few years I encourage you to try again. I only buy them if the primarily cross is villosa. The instructions always confused me of moist fertile soil but not wet. Where I found they grew and survived now for 3 years is in a bed that has a base of gravel and lots of leaf mold (a area that had like forest soil lots of dead leaf). The area gets some shade so it is semi-shade. To get that moist idea I think as long as you have good compost and mulch the area, water once a week if we have a very dry hot summer I have not had any problems with death. If you leave the flowers to dry and drop off you will get little babies the following Spring. I let them stay in place and get good root system. Most I left to grow until the following year. Finally, I found that giving them a low dose of fertilizer once a month really helped. When they were first introduce I read not to fertilize them. I love them because of the color you can get in a semi-shade garden as a companion plant. I still will not give up 15 -20 bucks for them. They are not a Hosta. lol If we get our Herc forum we can share which vendors are having a sale, send good size plants, offer reasonable price plants, which ones are good for our area etc....See MoreHeuchera may displace hostas as my favorites
Comments (12)I started a new bed last spring that contains nothing but heuchera, tiarella and heucherella. I have about 50 varieties in this bed and a few in my front bed as well. In this pic, the fuller ones were transplanted from other parts of the garden. The small ones are new. And lemme tell ya, some of the brand new varieties were REALLY tiny! I did lose several this year, however. We had an exceptionally hot streak of weather and I think they bit it from lack of water. My favorites include Brownies... it's got such huge leaves, Sashay.... cool texture Stoplight.... in spring, it has red, yellow and green leaves Obsidian....amazing color Caramel...always looks great and a good grower Georgia Peach....what an amazing leaf color We got our first substantial snow yesterday, so no heuchera pics from right now! Besides, the leaves had already collected around them....See MoreFlowering Heuchera Hybrids - any experience?
Comments (15)Thanks, linnea & NHBabs. Lots of great ideas, thanks SO MUCH, everyone, for all your suggestions. My space is small so it may take me several years of experimenting with 1 type of plant per year. Gardengal & linnea, you recommend H. Firefly & I see seeds readily available, tho' the online sellers with the best reputations show red blooms & the sellers w/ less than the best rep show the pinkish-red that I want. Hmm. Swallowtail shows reddish blooms & says "full sun in the North and part shade in the South." I hope to try it & see if I have enough sun in my shade garden. NHBabs & peren.all, I like your rec of H. sanguinea species or the old-fashioned sanguinea but online sellers seem to offer the newer named varieties. I do see seeds of a pink 'Bressingham hybrid,' which sellers claim was created using an old-fashioned one & claim is one of the few hybrids that will grow true from seed. Similar question about light - I will have to try it. The seller that I see with the best rep is Garden Harvest Supply on the link below. NHBabs, I LOVE your idea of finding a perennial that provides contrast with the hostas in color, size & texture, yet echoes one of the hosta leaf colors to keep things from looking too busy. Great idea - to be worked on. Thanks, everyone, appreciate your help! Seed for pink H. Bressingham hybrid at Garden Harvest Supply http://www.gardenharvestsupply.com/productcart/pc/bressingham-hybrid-heuchera-seeds-for-sale-p6016.htm Walters says "full sun or partial shade" for Bressingham, will have to see if I have enough light http://www.perennials.com/plants/heuchera-bressingham-hybrids.html Firefly at Swallowtail Garden Seeds (Ruby Bells is first, scroll down to Firefly) http://www.swallowtailgardenseeds.com/perennials/coral_bells.html#gsc.tab=0...See Moreditas
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