Your Most Floriferous Heuchera?

15 years ago

Hello All,

I realize many gardeners purchase heuchera for the foliage display; however, I am wondering which of your heucheras are the most floriferous for you? I'm hoping to use some blooms in cut flower arrangements.

Thanks,

Teresa

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kowalleka
15 years ago
I have about 30 different varieties, and by far, Rave On gets the most comments on its flowers. Not only are there tons of stalks, but the flowers themselves are much bigger than normal heuchera flowers. And they are very bright pink. Absolutley love it!
i_dig_it
15 years ago
Three that have done very well for me this year are
Snow Angel
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Petite Pearl Fairy which doesn't seem petite in my garden
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and the third was 'Firefly', but I didn't get a picture of it.

Janet
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val1
15 years ago
I love 'Silver Scrolls' because it blooms for a long time in my garden. The flowers are white tinged with pink. I just purchased 'Rave On' this year because I had heard how wonderful the blooms are. I also have a 'Dayglow Pink' heucherella that has beautiful pink blooms. My first heuchera was 'Purple Palace' and so I never thought much of the blooms until I purchased a few others.
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
15 years ago
Regina blooms a long time for me. The first to start maybe 3 weeks ago and still going strong. Blooms a lovely pink too.
gazania_gw
15 years ago
This is 'Cherries Jubilee' Pic taken yesterday. The bloom begins in late May.

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terrene
15 years ago
Anybody ever see Hummingbirds nectaring on the flowers of their Heuchera?
kowalleka
15 years ago
I've never seen them on any of my heucheras except for Rave On. I think maybe it's because the flowers are much bigger. I have heucheras on either side of Rave On and they never touch them.
gazania_gw
15 years ago
The hummingbirds visit my Cherries Jubilee a lot. The flowers are tiny, but the hb's seem to get something out of them.
NHBabs z4b-5a NH
15 years ago
I have an old unnamed variety that I got at a plant exchange about 15 years ago with tall pink flowers. It blooms for more than 2 months and the hummingbirds visit it regularly. It seems more popular than any of my other Heucheras with the hummingbirds (though that may be because it is more visible from the house) and blooms for longer, so though the leaves only have a slight variation in green, it's a real asset and I would never get rid of it.
teresa_b
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks so much everyone and especially for adding your observations on hummingbirds.

Teresa
Lemon_Poppy
15 years ago
It sounds like I made a good choice when I ordered Rave On this weekend from Garden Crossing. The plants arrived today and the Heuchera looks great. We have a heat wave coming so it won't get in the ground for a week or so but I'm excited to have it in my garden!

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