How to choose?
The properties of Heuchera have made it very popular in landscape design. This shrub has about half a thousand varieties, from which you can choose one or more plants to create an original composition on your site.
Heuchera is often chosen for decorating a flower garden with a small amount of vegetation. The shrub allows for a smooth transition during flowering from one type of flower to another. It retains its decorative properties all season - from spring to frost, and the bush can also retain its shape for several years. Therefore, these plants are often chosen for the decoration of borders, flower beds with a clear geometric shape. Another option for using Heuchera is the zoning of a personal plot.
There is a cylindrical geychera, the name of which comes from the shape of the inflorescence. Hybrid Heuchera is the fruit of breeders. Crossing two or more species and subspecies made it possible to obtain a plant of various shapes, colors of leaves and flowers.
The most popular for a long time was considered to be the Palace Purple variety with large maroon leaves and cream flowers, which are located on peduncles up to 50 cm high.
For care and types of heuchera, see the video below.
Types and varieties of Heuchera Description and photos
There are a lot of varieties of geychera - about 70 items. Most of them grow in forests and near mountain rivers in the United States and Mexico. The main types of geychera are called mountain and forest. Below we will consider the most popular varieties that are used not only to decorate flower beds or compose a unique landscape design, but also to breed more and more new varieties of Heuchera. Hybrids are created in two ways, the first is lush flowering, the second is the decorative splendor of the leaves.
Heuchera blood-red Heuchera sanguinea
Heuchera flower blood red cultivation and care in the open field Photo of flowers
This variety belongs to the mountain species. It is characterized by pure green, or with a small splash of silvery, cream and white, leaves. In structure, they are denser than the leaves of other varieties of this perennial. The flowers are rich in color, red or dark pink, 1-1.5 cm in length.
The height of the bush reaches 40 cm in length. The peduncle is not stable and thin. Since in nature Geicher comes from mountainous and northern places, it is very hardy. Therefore, flower growers loved her so much. The most comfortable place for blood-red geychera will be a well-ventilated, shady and well-drained area. The most common varieties are Monet, Variegata and Hercules.
Heuchera hairy Heuchera villosa
Heuchera hairy Heuchera villosa in garden design photo
It has velvety and slightly pubescent leaves, rather large in size. Small creamy flowers that bloom in June - August. In nature, it can be found in the river valleys of the United States. The varieties are distinguished by the color of the foliage.
Heuchera cylindrica
Heuchera cylindrical Heuchera cylindrica in landscape design photo
Also a mountain species with luxurious leaves and a high peduncle, glandular stems reach up to 90 cm. The flowers are large during flowering, they are white, coral, pink and green. The inflorescences are very dense. Leaves are green, serrated, rounded. The striking sheets have a silvery pattern, plus veins in a contrasting color. Popular varieties of heuchera cylindrical: Greenfinch, Hyperion, Green Ivory.
Heuchera small-flowered Heuchera micrantha
Heuchera small-flowered obsidian Heuchera-micrantha 'Obsidian' in garden design photo
Bears the title of the most spectacular look. It is well deserved. The thing is that in nature, the color of the leaves has a purple color, and the breeders have added brightness to an already gorgeous look.Maple leaf shape. Peduncle 60 cm, small flowers of creamy pink shade. The plant is unpretentious, frost-resistant, loves slightly acidic soil. The variety Palace Pearl belongs to the small-flowered geychera; in 1999 it was recognized as the best perennial.
Heuchera American Heuchera americana
Heuchera americana Dales Strain in landscape design photo
Known as mountain geranium. In nature, American Heuchera grows near the Great Lakes. It is attractive with its leaves, namely red veins. Below is a purple leaf. The shape of the leaf is rounded and the ends are beautifully serrated. During the growing season, it changes color, the brightest shades are in autumn and spring.
Heuchera hybrid Heuchera hybrida
Heuchera hybrid Caramel Heuchera 'Caramel' Coral Bells photo in the garden
It turned out when crossing blood-red Heuchera with American. Leaves, peduncles and flowers are larger than those of its predecessors. The leaves are green with contrasting veins, and the flowers are white, red or pink. Varieties: Cancan, Beauty Color, Cappuccino, Ruby Vale.
Gooseberry Heuchera Heuchera grossulariifolia
Heuchera gooseberry-leaved Heuchera grossulariifolia photo
It differs from other representatives of heuchera in its excellent frost resistance. Even in a harsh climate with severe frosts, you should not worry about her wintering. This is a small bush, to be more precise - 15 cm, and the leaves are about 7 cm in diameter.
