Heuchera offer foliage interest in your garden. The colour range is continually extended by specialist growers but the plant is best known for maroon, brown and coppery coloured leaves with some interesting veining. Bi colour, yellow and interesting foliage tints are now on show in our local nursery so have a look around.
Flowers tend to be held on spiky fronds and can be used for cutting. As the main reason for the plants is the leave colouring I have not grown them for flowers but the varieties of Heuchera miracanths produce some prolific plants
- They are low growing upto about one foot tall.
- Heuchera need well drained soil but fertile soil
- Mulch the plants in spring
- Propagate by division and divide large clumps to stop them becoming woody
- Specimen plants can be grow in pots but keep them well watered
- Colour of the leaves can be enhance by planting in full sun but the purple bronzes grow in the shade
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