This week's plant pick is coralbells 'Bronze Wave,' a colorful-leafed native perennial that was one of the highest performing coralbells in trials at Delaware's Mt. Cuba Center.

When the late great plantsman Christopher Lloyd wrote a book a generation ago devoted entirely to foliage plants, he made no reference to a perennial named heuchera, or coral bells. Today, that wou… ...

When the late great plantsman Christopher Lloyd wrote a book a generation ago devoted entirely to foliage plants, he made no reference to a perennial named heuchera, or coral bells. Today, that ...

They produce clusters of small blooms on wire stems, typically a magenta pink, hence their other name, coral bells. In some varieties this flower display is highly effective, in others it is grudging.

Coralbells are a popular perennial plant, but the choices are overwhelming. Mt. Cuba Center just completed a 3-year trial of 83 different coralbells varieties and narrowed it down to a top-10 list.

When the late great plantsman Christopher Lloyd wrote a book a generation ago devoted entirely to foliage plants, he made no reference to a perennial named heuchera, or coral bells.

Heucheras – also known as coral root and coral bells – are neat evergreen hardy perennials that are interesting additions to flower beds and much admired for their astonishing range of foliage ...

When the late great plantsman Christopher Lloyd wrote a book a generation ago devoted entirely to foliage plants, he made no reference to a perennial named heuchera, or coral bells.