Close up of the flowers, the spikes are at least two feet tall.

It's pretty, whatever it is!

Deanna

I have that same one but have no idea what it is. I moved here 20 years ago and it was established here then. It's a tough one though.

I have that one - purchased from the store as "CORAL BELLS"....LOL Sorry I couldn't be of more help, but I just wanted to say, yours is HUGE!!!!! Can't wait for my little guy planted this year to start to be a show like that (although in fairness, he has been blooming since end of April!!! LOL

Those flower spikes are two feet tall. Still going strong for weeks now.

Pretty amazing plant. Do you suppose it might be the original "choral bells" that everyone grew before the plant breeders got involved? It was grown for its flowers, and would have predated Palace Purple which I understand was the first dark leaved discovery.
Jan

I certainly had it long before I ever succumbed to 'Palace Purple's alluring purple foliage.

It did come from an elderly lady in an old part of town full of old rock gardens.

Wow! That's a lot of flowers.

Karen

Yes that's the common green variety we called Coral Bells about 30 years ago. That was before the explosion of color in Heuchera foliage. These plants were grown for their flowers as you can see in buyorsell's pic above. I had several of these in my first perennial garden.

In the new Heuchera flowers have taken a back seat to the foliage. While there are many new beautiful varieties, I think the best plants are those in which the flowers and foliage compliment one another. Imagine a profusion of pink flowers like those above over a deep purple foliage like Obsidian or Dark Secret. That would be a plant worth having.

Steve

I think this is Bressingham Hybrids, per floota in another thread.

Here is a link that might be useful: Dale's Strain

Sure looks like Heuchera micrantha 'Martha Roderick'.
The foliage is usually a tight mound with feathery sprays of pink flowers. Just give it a google, I have a small collection of Heucheras, just love them.

Yes, it sure does look like that one. Thanks

I do have one of the Bressingham Hybrids but this one has many more smaller flowers. I do think it is Heuchera micrantha 'Martha Roderick'