I have lots of hosta as well. Heucheras (and company) are every bit as addicting. I find them even more dangerous than hostas for the simple fact that most will grow in both sun and shade, whereas hostas need mostly shade so I run out of places to plant them. That, and the heuchs are smaller than hostas so they're easy to tuck into all of the little nooks and crannies in my garden.

Since DH and neighbors are the ones who refer to the labels most often, I use the shorter or more common version such as Clematis, Astilbe, Poppy etc. followed by the variety or name such as "Pizzicato", and if there are several possible colors the label may read "Oriental Poppy ~ Pizzicato ~ Pink -2004". The precision of Latin is kept in my record books along with purchase and planting information, pictures and other information. Labels get lost, but it will take an Act of God to destroy my record books. When your admiring neighbor asks what the plant is, are you going to answer Athyrium niponicum var. pictum or 'Ursula's Red' or Japanese painted fern? But it's your label, so write what you find most comfortable -- and remember: labels *will* get lost, especially if that is your only record of what's planted where.

Thanks for replying Gardengal, We have had some very hot weather followed by severe thunderstorms at least once a week. The rainfall has been very heavy and leaves standing water in many of the low areas of my yard. The Heuchera's are all over 1 year old and were very large, around 18" in diameter. The bed that this is in is a raised bed so does get ample drainage except for lately since the ground is saturated all over. I water only when the soil is dry so I can't give you an exact timeline. It is a mulched bed and we have had mushrooms sprouting everywhere. It receives dappled sunlight and is placed under a high canopy of oak and maples. This is a light shade garden. I suspect there is some type of fungal problem besides the shrooms and removed all the debris from around the base of the heuchera affected and the others nearby and also pruned any foliage that was laying on the ground to allow for ventillation. The rains have truly drenched our property and even the raised beds are taking quite some time to dry out. Do you think I should apply a fungicide to the bed? One heucherella planted nearby started showing some similar symptoms on the side the KL Heuchera was planted. Also trimmed off the affected leaves to minimize further damage. Thanks for your input. I really love my heucheras and hate to see any of them not doing well.

These are not the same as villosa and are not even villosa hybrids ("alumroot" is just a common name for heuchera). These are considered x brizoides hybrids and have parentage including H. sanguinea, H. americana and H. micrantha. They will probably not hold up that well to high summer humidity. These are some of the oldest heuchera hybrids, developed beginning in the 30's in the UK.