I find that their uniquely ruffled leaves add a wonderful texture to the garden, and they seem to glow in the cooler autumn light. Even better, Heuchera is evergreen in many climates, providing ...

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.

Autumn Bride heuchera performs best in filtered shade; direct sun will burn and stunt the leaves. Autumn Bride heuchera makes a nice addition to shady garden borders, either planted alone or in a ...

Exhibit 2: the Miracle Heuchera plant has chartreuse leaves with a splash of reddish-purple in the center that eventually develop into rich brick red leaves with either gold or chartreuse edges.

Heuchera have small, delicate bell-shaped flowers that come in shades of red, white, pink, coral and white. The flowers are held high above the leaves on thin wispy stalks, and will typically ...

Heuchera ‘Amber Waves’ has the lustiest orange hue of all the coral bells and in the fall, it is a mass of perfect fall foliage. I have never seen ‘Autumn Leaves’ heuchera but I have read ...

By this time the large clump is made up of several smaller whorls of leaves, and each stem will either have roots or can be rooted easily to grow into a new plant. Do this in autumn or in late winter.

“New” doesn’t always mean improvement, but the new attention paid to the genus Heuchera, or coral bells, is an exciting improvement to foliar shapes and colors in the ornamental garden. I ...

Heucheras also adapt well to different and even difficult environments, she adds. “Most of them prefer part shade to full shade, but cultivars such as Autumn Bride (green foliage with white ...

Garden writer Ciscoe Morris says new varieties of heuchera appear each year and he offers tips on caring for the plant. Euphorbia plants add interest and color in the winter landscape. Tips on ...

Heucheras, I used to say, are boring. Old-fashioned. Overused. I even told Mr. Heuchera himself, Dan Heims, I had no use for them. He just laughed. A pretty smug laugh at that since his nursery ...