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Heucherella 'Sweet Tea'

14 years ago

I just picked this up semi locally. All the heucherellas, tiarellas etc. do very well here so I'm pretty excited. Gorgeous color! Happy plant dance..

Also got Carex 'Evergold' and Hosta 'Summer Breeze', as well as a nice coleus.

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tepelus
14 years ago
I bought a couple of the newest heuchera this year, Berrie Smoothie and Electra. They seem to be doing very well, bought them basically plug size, but have grown twice in size since planting them. Electra isn't as bright as I thought it would be, but it's still quite young, while Berrie Smoothie has nice colored foliage, though not as fruity as the Terra Nova picture has it looking. Can't wait until they, and my other new ones, become mature. And, heucherella 'Sweet Tea' is on my list of yet to get.

Karen
starina
Original Author
14 years ago
I was so surprised to see it locally. I'm interested in Electra. Hope it lives up to Tera Nova's pictures. They also had Alabama Surise, looks like a good one.
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I'm not sure that you should give up on heuchera - what cultivars have you tried? My experience with them has been variable - some of them seem to be tough and reliable while others aren't . I don't have any experiece with the peach colored ones because the colors don't suit my garden. I've had mixed results with the green ones. The bright green ones seem to be gourmet rabbit food! 'Green Spice, on the other hand, has been wonderful for years. 'Palace Purple' keeps getting better every year. It works great with the dark centers of painted ferns and looks good with blue hostas. 'Obsidian' petered out in two years but 'Midnight Rose', 'Silver Scrolls', and 'Chocolate Ruffles' (and another purple one I can't remember what its name is....) are strong growers for me. Palace purple is what you see along the edge of the patio tosta bed here: A closer view of some with ferns on the edge of the ramp you see in the picture above: I've planted a few heucherellas I know - but I couldn't tell you how they've done! They just have not shown themselves to be outstanding or memorable for me.
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I would skip 'Electra' and go for huecherella 'Solar Power'. It has proven more vigorous for me and its color is just fantastic, especially in the spring. 'Midas Touch' hasn't done very well for me either, perhaps give heucherella 'Sweet Tea' a look. Color and shape are different, but 'Sweet Tea' is a better grower and the color is better than 'Midas Touch' during the blah days of summer. Heucherella 'Sweet Tea' Heucherella 'Solar Power' For hostas I would stick to ones on the small to small-medium side. Here's a favorite arrangement of mine: From left front to right: Dixie Chickadee, Tiny Bubbles, Dixie Chick, Toy Soldier, Gemstone, Heuchera Autumn Leaves, Janet, and Devil's Advocate in the back (which will be too big for your spot). You could replace 'Gemstone' for 'Blue Jay' for a difference in shape, and it also has a more intense blue color, but it is also very slow growing. 'Prairie Sky', one of 'Blue Jay's prodigy, is a little bigger but it's a better grower and holds the nice powder blue of its leaves for a long while. 'Yellow Boa' could be a replacement for 'Tiny Bubbles', both have nice yellow color in spring and grow well, but 'Yellow Boa' has nicer flowers whereas 'Tiny Bubble's flowers do not open. Restless Sea is a beautiful rippled blue hosta with wild, undulating leaves: Teaspoon is just freakin' adorable and you should have it just because: Rainbow's End has fantastic color and foliage that looks almost plastic: You can't go wrong with any of the tiaras, 'Luna Moth' is gorgeous and there's always the mouse clan: Eight mice in this picture (sorry I didn't get any close-up pictures), Rainbow's End is on the left, Luna Moth on the right, back center is Hoosier Dome (much too big for your area), Lakeside Cha Cha to the back left and Dragon's Eye to back right (again, both too big). Hopefully this is a start. There are just too many hostas to choose from, so maybe these will give you something to think about. Karen
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mwieder
14 years ago
I picked up Berry Smoothie, Sweet Tea and Electric Lime and have all 3 planted in full sun. The color on my Berry Smoothie looks like the Terra Nove pictures indicate; the Sweet Tea is not quite as orange as I expected and the Electric Lime has been a big disappointment, basically just looking like Citronelle at this point (solid yellow). Perhaps when the seasons change I'll get some better color out of Electric Lime, but right now it doesn't look like any of the 3 seasons Terra Nova shows for it.
coolplantsguy
14 years ago
Wow, you "guys" are on the cutting edge of new perennials -- impressive. I just planted 'Alabama Sunrise' (planter) and 'Plum Royale' (garden). I have 'Tapestry' waiting patiently...

I will reserve judgement for now, but expect that the Heucherellas do show their colours more signficantly in cooler weather.
starina
Original Author
14 years ago
What do you think of 'Alabama Sunrise'? I may go back for that one. They also have Hydrangea 'Incrediball' there. I am definately going back for that plant!
coolplantsguy
14 years ago
I like it so far, although I'm wondering how different it is from 'Stoplight', although it might change more with the seasons.
starina
Original Author
14 years ago
That was my thought too(re A.S. looking a lot like Stoplight). It may look different after a while in the ground? I'll probably end up grabbing one just to see.
dianemumm
13 years ago
Heucherella Sweet Tea is outstanding and seems to be pretty carefree.. I had them for the 2010 season , I loved the way they grew , seemed pretty fast and the foam flowers with the heucherella foliage color is just a great combination.. I wouldn't hestitate on this plant at all..

Diane

Here is a link that might be useful: Heucherella Sweet Tea Culture and Care

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