Heucherella 'Solar Power'

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Just got some of these at work and they are stunning. And I thought 'Golden Zebra' was nice...

In other news sorry about not posting as much as I'd like but not much new has been going on with my plants so there's really not been all that much to talk about. I've also had a pretty bad cold that I'm mostly over now too so I can hopefully post more now. We've gotten a few interesting things at work as well I've taken some pictures of so there's at least that I'll be able to post over the next couple of days.

Heuchera & Heucherella pictures

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I took these pictures at work as well (It's May, it's busy, I'm at work 9+ hours a day/6 days a week and I still haven't replaced my monitor... so don't expect much else for a while!).

These were some really nice Heuchera & Heucherella I've seen this year.

I took the first of these pictures of Heuchera 'Plum Royal' on the growers tour I took late in April, the second at work.



Heuchera 'Plum Royal'


Heuchera 'Plum Royal'

I love this (fairly) new Heuchera. It really stands out on a bench of the usual blacks and browns and lime greens as being one of the few truly purple Coral Bells. The leaves are also lightly frosted with silver, large and glossy. My pictures do not do this plant justice.


Heucherella 'Golden Zebra'

'Golden Zebra' does not look very much like the promotional pictures would lead you to expect. The "red" in the leaf is a lot more subdued, especially side by side with one like 'Stoplight.' Maybe this is a result of growing conditions?

New Perennials for 2010 + New Plant.

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I spent all yesterday being trained - part of this included talks from a number of suppliers each of whom talked about the new introductions they're carrying.

One of the most exciting perhaps was the Heucherella 'Golden Zebra' because it has very similar foliage to Pelargonium 'Vancouver Centennial,' only hardy, and with more of everything.

There were a few double Helleborus from the "Winter Jewels TM" line - 'Painted Doubles' was the nicest we saw in flower. One that was supposed to be white was actually pink, and one that was supposed to be purple was also pink, and they were both very nice but just not as nice as 'Painted Doubles'

Heuchera 'Mint Julep' was nice as well. Would be excellent if you've had bad luck with Brunnera 'Jack Frost' but want similar colours in your shade garden.

Hosta 'Niagara Falls' was an interesting new take on a common plant. This site has a nice picture of one. The veining is nice enough I guess but the undulated leaf margin is a really nice touch.

Sedum telephium ssp. ruprechtii ‘Hab Gray’ has yellow flowers. Cool.

I walked away from the meeting with a Colocasia 'Diamond Head' which I'll take a picture of on the weekend. Solid black leaves (they uncurl green but seem to quickly darken) on burgundy petioles. And it can get big.

I'm also beginning to feel less strongly about needing that orchid. There are actually two and they're still there. I might wait and see if they go on clearance when they finish blooming.

Update: The Colocasia has some pretty bad hard water marks on the leaves, picture will be delayed.