tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post3145929310173484586..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: The Heuchera Garden and Some Evaluationstinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-21011768270984059522009-04-20T09:04:00.000-05:002009-04-20T09:04:00.000-05:00James, There is something really good to be said a...James, There is something really good to be said about good old fashioned plain green heucheras. I like them too. Some of the hybrids can be a bit much. <br /><br />Linda, Bummer on the bunnies eating your coral bells but yahoo for them bouncing back!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-16171097904789167892009-04-20T07:33:00.000-05:002009-04-20T07:33:00.000-05:00I love heucheras! It won't be long before I have ...I love heucheras! It won't be long before I have even more heucheras than hostas in our shady garden.<br /><br />I've found that although they're mostly evergreen, the bunnies here love the foliage on the villosas and devour them over the winter. They come back fine, but don't provide much winter interest in my garden. Chocolate Ruffles, Autumn Bride, and Caramel were all eaten down to the garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-66682075816389599332009-04-19T22:32:00.000-05:002009-04-19T22:32:00.000-05:00I'm drooling over all the different heucherias. I ...I'm drooling over all the different heucherias. I added a species that's native to some islands off the coast (H. maxima), and I feel good about planting a native species, but the plant is all-green in its leaves, and the flowers are little white things. Interesting, but not anything splashy like the modern hybrids out there. I could probably sneak a hybrid or two into the mix...lostlandscapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960325527200005691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-79871078562950148942009-04-19T20:59:00.000-05:002009-04-19T20:59:00.000-05:00Consider the Lilies, Hello and welcome. Always gre...Consider the Lilies, Hello and welcome. Always great to meet a fellow Tennessee garden blogger. You have a lovely blog and I see you grow that Caramel too. What a great plant and great bunch of plants. So glad you liked my post. I am in the Clarksville area about 3 hours NW of you I think. I've heard many good things about Crossville. In fact, at the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-19039825610429451682009-04-19T20:06:00.000-05:002009-04-19T20:06:00.000-05:00I love your heurcha post...great info and photos! ...I love your heurcha post...great info and photos! I notice you are in middle Tennessee...I am in Crossville, which direction are you? <br />Linda (considerthelilies)considerthelilieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025823635023449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-67198128433998570132009-04-17T09:12:00.000-05:002009-04-17T09:12:00.000-05:00Karrita-Thanks! There are TONS of heuchera hybrids...Karrita-Thanks! There are TONS of heuchera hybrids out there for sure. <br /><br />Skeeter, Yeah! the heucheras! They rock!<br /><br />VP, I am going to look for Dan's book. Now a days the only books I buy are for specific types of plants so heucheras will surely fit in. And thanks so much for the information. It will help me for sure. <br /><br />MMD, 'Raspberry Ice' sounds so yummy! I'll have tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-25250706115322905082009-04-17T09:05:00.000-05:002009-04-17T09:05:00.000-05:00My current favorite Heuchera is 'Raspberry Ice...My current favorite Heuchera is 'Raspberry Ice.' It's got it all - dark foliage, showy pink flowers & a long bloom time. It has also survived for many years in my garden. This past winter was especially hard on my Heucheras & Heucherellas, but 'Raspberry Ice' was unaffected. I got a Villosa hybrid last fall, 'Citronelle,' that I will be comparing to 'Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-31501260724676837422009-04-17T08:20:00.000-05:002009-04-17T08:20:00.000-05:00Hi Tina - inspired by your post I returned to Dan ...Hi Tina - inspired by your post I returned to Dan Heims' book last night for a little late night reading. A little snippet which might help people having problems with keeping Heucheras:<br /><br />Heucheras come from mountain crevices, so you need to provide similar conditions for your Heuchera - good drainage, moderate moisture retentive soils and preferably cool nigh time temperatures. The VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-44503809388975928432009-04-16T21:45:00.000-05:002009-04-16T21:45:00.000-05:00I picked up a Tiramisu Huechera today! Now I have ...I picked up a Tiramisu Huechera today! Now I have three different ones so I guess you can say I have a collection!<br /><br />Great day spent in the garden and a bit more to do tomorrow...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-52479026584648976252009-04-16T21:22:00.000-05:002009-04-16T21:22:00.000-05:00Hi Tina~ Looks like you have quite a lovely colle...Hi Tina~ Looks like you have quite a lovely collection Huecheras. I didn't realize there were so many varieties.My Mother's Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-55823077655335625652009-04-16T19:50:00.000-05:002009-04-16T19:50:00.000-05:00Hi all! Seems like there are tons of fans of the h...Hi all! Seems like there are tons of fans of the heucheras. Glad you all chimed in and I could share a bit. VP-had no idea heucheras were your signature plant-nice to know!<br /><br />You all have a great night!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-9027306689465415582009-04-16T18:37:00.000-05:002009-04-16T18:37:00.000-05:00I wasn't aware there were so many heucheras. I had...I wasn't aware there were so many heucheras. I had a pretty reddish one last year. But I took it out of a pot and put it in the ground and it promptly died. So now I have a green one, which is blooming red flowers at the moment, in a pot. It's staying there.<br />BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-45289469938675556092009-04-16T15:36:00.000-05:002009-04-16T15:36:00.000-05:00Wonderful Tina, what a collection you got. I didn'...Wonderful Tina, what a collection you got. I didn't know that there were so many different Heucheras.<br />I love the Mocha Mint and the Chocolate (t)ruffles :-) sound like icecream flavours to me.<br /><br />xoxo TyraTYRA Hallsénius Lindhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111758517855490413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-28071577543916351992009-04-16T15:24:00.000-05:002009-04-16T15:24:00.000-05:00A helpful post, thank you. I have only one heucher...A helpful post, thank you. I have only one heuchera and I don't know which it is - not the purple one anyway. I fancy the mint one you show too. Thanks againEBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09405771860220362327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-18637822711876737912009-04-16T14:28:00.000-05:002009-04-16T14:28:00.000-05:00I LOVE posts like these that give me real-life inf...I LOVE posts like these that give me real-life information about plants that I probably won't find elsewhere. Thanks!VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-37777388370353574092009-04-16T13:30:00.000-05:002009-04-16T13:30:00.000-05:00Tina, Hi...I was out in the gardening checking ou...Tina, Hi...I was out in the gardening checking out the heuchera and I can report back that the most successful are any with villosa parentage: Autumn Bride, Brownie, Frosted Violet. Not sure about H Green Spice's parentage but is doing wonderful and I am on the fence with Midnight Rose, H villosa Citronelle and Beaujolais! We'll see if they improve this summer! The key to surviving Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-66651828106059611552009-04-16T12:18:00.000-05:002009-04-16T12:18:00.000-05:00Tina I'm glad I read this before I left to go plan...Tina I'm glad I read this before I left to go plant shopping! I've been seeing 'Caramel' a lot lately and I think I will look for 'Key Lime Pie' too. I love all of your varieties, I think the the tall spikes of red flowers on some of the green leaved varieties are one of the hummingbirds favorites. Great post!Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-36572109674165988092009-04-16T12:00:00.000-05:002009-04-16T12:00:00.000-05:00It seems to be spammer season at the moment :(
So...It seems to be spammer season at the moment :(<br /><br />So glad you posted about my signature plant Tina! I'm not sure if it's hardiness that's the problem with the Heuchera like 'Caramel', 'Amber Waves' etc. To be that colour their ability to photosynthesise is lessened as there's less pigment, so they need to be in ideal conditions in order to do well. These are my least favourite of the VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-77457747519694525952009-04-16T11:05:00.000-05:002009-04-16T11:05:00.000-05:00Great post! All I have in my garden so far is the ...Great post! All I have in my garden so far is the species and Heucherella, but I very much like the foliage effect. I love the look of Mocha Mint.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-54895226377203797122009-04-16T10:26:00.000-05:002009-04-16T10:26:00.000-05:00I aonly have one. But, Tina, I think this year wil...I aonly have one. But, Tina, I think this year will be the year of the heuchera. I saw a completely black one the at Lowes. You will have to add it to your collection.<br />DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-4726065439326364032009-04-16T10:06:00.000-05:002009-04-16T10:06:00.000-05:00You have quite a collection Tina. I only have ...You have quite a collection Tina. I only have 'Palace Purple' in my garden (like many gardeners) but I like many of the different varieties. I've also planted some in my containers, for the foliage interest but don't usually keep them at the end of the season. I have no idea why?? Last fall I did set a bronze leafed one (can't remember the name) out in my garden so I'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-46477553645804000892009-04-16T10:00:00.000-05:002009-04-16T10:00:00.000-05:00Snow Angel and Mocha Mint look like my favorites. ...Snow Angel and Mocha Mint look like my favorites. Does the Mocha Mint have a minty smell. If it does then I guess I could choose just one...Mocha mint!<br /><br />Funny Dawn.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-5099520211391533162009-04-16T09:55:00.000-05:002009-04-16T09:55:00.000-05:00I love heucheras, though some get too fried in my ...I love heucheras, though some get too fried in my garden. Saving tags would have allowed me to tell you which ones. And so many heucheras have yummy food names!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-56620844756673330682009-04-16T09:45:00.000-05:002009-04-16T09:45:00.000-05:00Gotta love those plants with food names. The Key L...Gotta love those plants with food names. The Key Lime one looks especially scrumptious. Last spring when we were living in IL, I bought a cheap Heuchera in a pot at Wal-Mart (not identified as to cultivar, of course) and planted it in one of my herb pots. It survived the move, and I've added it to my hosta/fern bed on the north side of the house. It's maroon colored with ruffled leaves. I'm walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-47460850732667160962009-04-16T09:37:00.000-05:002009-04-16T09:37:00.000-05:00Sylvia, Hello there and thanks for stopping by. Th...Sylvia, Hello there and thanks for stopping by. Those heucheras are definitely good plants. You can't have too many:)<br /><br />Darla, I think personal observations are helpful. Of course conditions vary but really how much info do you get from tags? Glad it helped you a bit. <br /><br />Rose, Way to put it all in perspective for me! I was a bit down, feeling better now. Especially since I am tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.com