Heuchera Electric Lime.............Heucheras.com

Heuchera Electric Lime.............Heucheras.com

Electric Lime is a new coral bell introduction for 2010 that will brighten up the shade garden with it’s bright yellow leaves.  This variety has improved leaf substance and resists disease as compared to some of the heucheras from the past. Color is light yellow in the summer but leaf darkens to a rich yellow with red veins.  A nice new yellow

Height: 12″

Width: 28″

Zone: 4-9

Leaf Color: Light Yellow to Gold

Flower Color:White

Bloom Time: Spring

Light: Shade

A new release from France’s Thierry Delabroye, Heuchera ‘Pistache’ is a chartreuse yellow leafed plant that turns more of a light green when in shade.  The thicker leaves of the villosa breeding helps this plant avoid the foliar diseases that the other varieties such as “Lime Rickey’ fall victim to.

Height: 15-18″

Width: 18″

Zone: 4-9

Leaf Color: Yellow Leaves

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Late Summer

Light: Part Shade to Shade

Heuchera Southern Comfort........Heucheras.com

Heuchera Southern Comfort........Heucheras.com

Southern Comfort Heuchera is Terra Nova Nursery’s version of Heuchera ‘Caramel’.  It’s a beautiful plant with peachy orange new leaves.  We prefer Caramel but admit that Southern Comfort is brighter and draws more attention in the spring.  Another nice trait are the large leaves that can be as large as your hand by years end.

Height: 18″

Width: 18″

Zone: 4-9

Leaf Color: Amber, Coral to Peachy Bronze

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Light: Part Shade to Shade

Heuchera Caramel........Heucheras.com

Heuchera Caramel........Heucheras.com

Did you grow Marmalade and just love the color but hate all the fungus and root rot?  Caramel should be a much stronger plant for you and still have all the apricot and orange hues you grew to love.  Leaves come out with a burgundy color and age to an apricot, burnt orange color. Caramel has villosa parentage so it should also be more heat and humidity tolerant than many heucheras. It is a rapid grower and really fills a spot quickly.  It seems to do a little better if you keep it on the dry side, especially when young.  Take advantage of this unique color and blend it with darker heucheras or some lighter colored hostas to bring it out

Height: 24″

Width: 24″

Zone: 4-9

Leaf Color: Apricot to Orange

Flower Color: Pink

Bloom Time: Spring

Light: Part Shade to Shade