Coral Forest
Heuchera is a traditional foliage plant. Heuchera plants form round mounds with a woody crown at their base. Small bell-shaped flowers on tall stems attract hummingbirds. Their leaves are rounded, lobed and evergreen, even when covered in snow. Heuchera are at home in rock gardens, containers, borders, and when used as ground covers. Coral bells make wonderful edging plants and put on a show when planted in groups. The foliage color is great for showing off the colors of nearby flowers. Darker purple leaves can make yellow flowers stand out. If the leaves get a little ragged looking, especially after winter, cut them back and new growth will fill in quickly. Coral bells do best in morning sun and afternoon shade.
Coral Forest forms a low mound of smooth-lobed, green marbled foliage. Spikes of bright red flowers appear on short stems in spring. Protect from the afternoon sun, especially during the hottest months of summer. Evergreen in mild winter areas but plants may be clipped hard in early spring. Division is not always easy but can be attempted in spring.
Height: 12-16 Inches
Spread: 16-24 Inches
Zone: 3-9
Morning Sun, Afternoon Shade
Foliage: Green and Silver
Bloom Color: Red
Bloom Time: Late Spring, Summer
Deer Resistant: Yes
Evergreen: Yes
Dale's Strain
Heuchera is a traditional foliage plant. Heuchera plants form round mounds with a woody crown at their base. Small bell-shaped flowers on tall stems attract hummingbirds. Their leaves are rounded, lobed and evergreen, even when covered in snow. Heuchera are at home in rock gardens, containers, borders, and when used as ground covers. Coral bells make wonderful edging plants and put on a show when planted in groups. The foliage color is great for showing off the colors of nearby flowers. Darker purple leaves can make yellow flowers stand out. If the leaves get a little ragged looking, especially after winter, cut them back and new growth will fill in quickly. Coral bells do best in morning sun and afternoon shade.
Dales Strain produces fibrous roots and a perfectly mounded evergreen rosette of attractive variegated foliage. The leaves emerge in a dense spiral from a short central crown. Leaf blades have a rounded form and 5-9 shallow toothed lobes. Young leaves are chartreuse. They soon develop a soothing olive green patina with silvery-blue marbling and a network of rosy red veins. In late spring or early summer, flowers are displayed on leafless stalks above the foliage. The bell shaped florets are white and about 1/8” long. They attract hummingbirds and bees. After flowering small capsules full of tiny lustrous seed form. As the season ends, foliage turns golden orange for the fall and winter. The mounding foliage is usually 18” tall with an equal spread.
Height: 12-18 Inches
Spread: 12-18 Inches
Zone: 4-9
Morning Sun, Afternoon Shade
Foliage: Green and White
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May-June
Deer Resistant: Yes
Evergreen: Yes
Marvelous Marvel
Heuchera is a traditional foliage plant. Heuchera plants form round mounds with a woody crown at their base. Small bell-shaped flowers on tall stems attract hummingbirds. Their leaves are rounded, lobed and evergreen, even when covered in snow. Heuchera are at home in rock gardens, containers, borders, and when used as ground covers. Coral bells make wonderful edging plants and put on a show when planted in groups. The foliage color is great for showing off the colors of nearby flowers. Darker purple leaves can make yellow flowers stand out. If the leaves get a little ragged looking, especially after winter, cut them back and new growth will fill in quickly. Coral bells do best in morning sun and afternoon shade.
In spring, Marvelous Marble the new foliage emerges purple. Through the seasons, the foliage matures to deep green with prominent reddish purple veining and a light silver overlay. The flower stems are quite short, bearing creamy white flowers a bit earlier than is typical for Heucheras.
Height: 8-12 Inches
Spread: 12-16 Inches
Zone: 4-9
Morning Sun, Afternoon Shade
Foliage: Green, Purple and White
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May-June
Deer Resistant: Yes
Evergreen: Yes
Purple Palace
Heuchera is a traditional foliage plant. Heuchera plants form round mounds with a woody crown at their base. Small bell-shaped flowers on tall stems attract hummingbirds. Their leaves are rounded, lobed and evergreen, even when covered in snow. Heuchera are at home in rock gardens, containers, borders, and when used as ground covers. Coral bells make wonderful edging plants and put on a show when planted in groups. The foliage color is great for showing off the colors of nearby flowers. Darker purple leaves can make yellow flowers stand out. If the leaves get a little ragged looking, especially after winter, cut them back and new growth will fill in quickly. Coral bells do best in morning sun and afternoon shade.
Palace Purple is a clump-forming perennial which features a basal mound of maple or ivy like leaves (3-5" wide) which are deep purple above and beet-red beneath. Foliage color may fade to a bronze-green in hot summers. Tiny, pinkish white flowers are borne on slender, wiry, dark red stems extending well above the mound of leaves, typically to a height of 15-24" in late spring to early summer.
Height: 18-24 Inches
Spread: 12-18 Inches
Zone: 4-9
Morning Sun, Afternoon Shade
Foliage: Green, Purple and White
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May-June
Deer Resistant: Yes
Evergreen: Yes