If you're located in Victoria, Din San wholesalers had a lot of them last month.

Hey Alchemistress, thanks for the info. I called them but unfortunately they were very unwilling to help. They wouldn't even give me any info on what cultivars they have or where to buy them. So I'm back to square one. :(

Hi Alchemistress, how did you know they have a lot of heucheras? They said they don't deal with the public. Are u with a retail plant nursery? I also live in Melbourne.

Din San is a wholesaler, if you have a friend in the landscaping industry they can get them for you. We bought all ours from there in November 2017, so that is how I know they have them. If you don't have a friend, keep an eye on Bunnings, from time to time they have various cultivars for sale. Last time I was in Bunnings about two weeks ago, they had a lot of Huechera Sugar Plum (the purplish leaf one).

You can also try Acorn Nursery, Garden Gallery Kew, Kew Nurseries (they're all retailers) and they may have them, these small inner city nurseries often have harder to find "big impact" plants for small gardens and I've seen Huechera there at various times of the year.

Thanks for the suggestion. Much appreciated. :) So you were able to get "Citronelle" from Din San and that this cultivar line is not "lost" in Australia? Or did you just see many cultivars there but not necessarily "Citronelle"? I just need some confirmation before I contact people. Thank you.

Citronelle was available at Din San last year. Not sure now, as I have finished my garden and haven't gone back there. In Bunnings yesterday I saw Purple Palace (no more Sugar Plum's left), but I have seen Citronelle for sale in the inner city nurseries in Victoria (Richmond, Hawthorn, Kew, Surrey Hills etc). I think it's a matter of ringing around. Heuchera come up for sale in mid/late Autumn because that is when they look their best.

Thank you so much. You have given me hope. :))) I've got a lime green one but I suspect it is Key Lime Pie. Citronelle is supposed to be citron yellow and performs well compared to all the other light green/lime varieties according to a research paper I saw. I have Sugar Plum which performed very well until summer. Then it dies back. I think it has got to do with my soil and growing environment. But it is a very good silver cultivar. I'm trying to save mine at the moment.

Its a pity you didn't post this last year because I would have bought the Citronelle for you from Din San when I saw them. I have a landscaper friend who I've asked to keep an eye out for them when he goes back to the wholesalers. Its not a plant he uses much, but he will keep an eye out.

My sugar plum haven't died back, but I do have to move them. The ones that are getting too much shade don't grow as well or look as good. I have some in a vertical garden that are performing really well and they get six hours of sun a day. They are in a sandy loam type of soil, but I need to top it up with compost as it's become depleted over the last six months and the Heuchera are suffering.

With plants like Heuchera its hard to tell what retailers will bring into stock, because they tend to stock what will sell quickly and at the moment I'm seeing a lot of purple/black leaf type plants as being popular.

Hi Alchemistress, I phoned around today. No luck. If your landscaper friend could look out for it, it would be great. Din San wouldn't even tell me who they supply to so I could get it through them. I have Mocha from the Cafe series, a lost line in Australia. Big leaves like Southern Comfort (my main favourite and very persistent). I find that with heuchera, you need to keep propagating them to keep them growing well. Once the crown gets old, problems start, so not a good landscape plant that you could plant and forget. I truly appreciate you trying to help. :) Years ago when I was searching for Mocha, there was one Citronelle but I didn't get it. Now regretting it.

Is there any retail nursery name or contact that deals with Din San that you could pass on to me. I'm thinking of getting them to enquire for me. Thanks.

Din San don't wholesale to shops, they deal with landscapers only. If my friend spots them, I will be in contact.

I haven't read about propagation for Heuchera. How do you go about it?

I was at Gardenworld on Saturday (springvale road) and they had a lot of the pale green Huechera, no Citronelle though.

That's most likely Key Lime Pie (more matt leaf surface compared to Lime Marmalade). I've got one of those. It think it grows slightly bigger than Citronelle. Lime Marmalade is smaller.

Have you heard of Lambley Nursery? https://lambley.com.au/
I get their newsletters and they have the following Huechera for sale: Amethyst Mist, Greenfinch, Firefly, Whitecloud. They are a specialist nursery, so they may be able to source Citronelle for you.

Yes :) I got Greenspice from them. I had amethyst mist but the colour was too dull. The last two are grown for their flowers. Thanks for the link though.

Hi Alchemistress, do you happen to have Heuchera 'Georgia Peach' or know of a source for it? I used to have it for a few years but lost it this summer. It was my second favourite heuchera cultivar. I tried so hard to retain this cultivar and even had a few plants as back ups but all died. Now I suspect this particular cultivar is no long in production in Australia as I couldn't find them anywhere. I think I'm running out of luck. :(