Shop Products
Houzz Logo Print
manifest_gw

Favorite Heuchera combinations?

manifest
11 years ago

After admiring heucheras for many years, but always restraining myself from purchasing one, I'm finally giving in to growing several of them.

Would love to know what are some of your favorite heuchera planting combinations, for either color or foliage or both?

Comments (14)

  • alina_1
    11 years ago

    Floota,
    I love your beds :)
    Can you please tell me what is the sun exposure for these beds? Also, what is the darkest burgundy Heuchera on the left? 'Obsidian'? And what are the chartreuse ones? I got rid of all my light colored ones because they were so weak. Now, seeing yours am starting to regret :o)

  • tepelus
    11 years ago

    I think the flowers on Midnight Rose are ugly, and would cut them off if I weren't so lazy, and not really care. lol!

    Karen

  • buyorsell888
    11 years ago

    Some of the newer ones have really nice flowers. I think for awhile they only cared about foliage color and many with great foliage have ugly flowers. Green Spice for example...

  • floota
    11 years ago

    Alina,
    Yes the darkest one on the left side is Obsidian. The chartreuse ones are different varieties: Pistache (these plants have gotten huge this year);
    Lime Rickey, Citronelle (leaves burn but I just pull the burned ones off) and Dolce Key Lime Pie. I like the chartreuse ones! Pistache hss proven to be the hardiest of that lot here.Also, heucheellas 'Golden Zebra' and "Stoplight'are good. I have a couple of Miracle heucheras in nearly full shade areas and they stay nearly chartreuse.
    This side of the house is a Northern exposure and gets about 4-5 hours of sun but not intense sun. It's mostly shaded in the hottest part of the day.
    In this climate,( edge of zones 6/7, the heuchera can survive the cold and the heat but they do not do well when we are in drought. I try to keep them watered but drought years are the times I've lost the most heucheras.

  • alina_1
    11 years ago

    Thanks Floota,
    Just ordered Obsidian from Bluestone.
    Also, bought Golden Zebra at local Lowe's.
    We are neighbors, so your experience is valuable for me.

  • manifest
    Original Author
    11 years ago

    Those combinations are great, Floota. I just ordered 'Obsidian' and 'Southern Comfort' from Bluestone. that 'Obsidian' is such a rich & deep color.

  • nutmeg4061
    11 years ago

    Floota, YOWSA!
    That is one of the most beautiful displays of heucs I've ever seen!
    Thank you for the inspiration!
    Michelle

  • weekendweeder
    11 years ago

    floota, that is such a pretty bed. I didn't know that heucheras and daylilies could share a bed so happily.

    I was just posting on another thread, however, that I love the flowers on my Dale's Strain. The intense pink pops against my solid blue hostas PLUS they attract hummingbirds. Would not cut them off for the world!

  • anniegolden
    11 years ago

    I like heuchera both in the ground and in pots. This pot has 3 varieties of heuchera purchased all in the same pot from Lowe's labeled Beaujolais. Originally I was going to divide them up, but then decided I liked them all together. Also in the pot are catchfly and creeping jenny. So I wouold say that in a pot, creeping jenny is one of my favorite heuchera companions, because the heuchs will grow up and out and the creeping jenny will spill over the edge.

    {{gwi:702325}}
    Christine

  • jan_on zone 5b
    11 years ago

    Christine - Love that planter. I find perennial combinations in planters an interesting change from the usual annuals. And bonus - don't have to replant them every year.
    Jan

  • little_ebe
    11 years ago

    Love the photo of all the different heucheras. I see that one of my problems may be that all the other plants grew over them and I think they didn't get enough light. Thanks all for the photos and ideas.

    Sharon Salisbury

  • ginny12
    10 years ago

    What a beautiful display! Are those just one of each or did you plant more than one in each hole to get such large specimens? Hope you see this tho it's an old thread. It really is beautiful.

  • vivian_2010 (IL Zone 5a)
    10 years ago

    Floota, The combination and contrast are truly beautiful! I typically use hosta as the lime/green companion for heucheras such as Obsidian, Frost, Georgia Peach, etc due to the worries that the lime/green heucheras may not be sun tolerant (most of my beds receive more than 5-6 hrs sun). Only started with Paris last fall. Love the flowers from Paris.

    Annie, The pot combination is so lovely. I am working on something for my back patio and your deisgn gives me some great ideas.

    Vivian

Sponsored
Cabido Design & Build
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars34 Reviews
DC & Montgomery County's Best in Full Service, Custom Home Remodeling