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I.D Needed! Deep Red leafs, No flowers(Yet) weird plant?



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Phoenix
United Kingdom - Leeds
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:17 pm   Post subject: I.D Needed! Deep Red leafs, No flowers(Yet) weird plant?


Hi!

I got two of these from TONG for £1.00 each they have grown alot and I dunno what they are....
They was under a Unwanted Section so there was no name.....

Does anyone know what it is?
And does it flower at all?
It gets stems with buds on but no flowers...






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zuzu's petals

Coastal N.Carolina ~zone 8~
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:21 pm   Post subject:


It looks like Heuchera, possibly the cultivar "Palace Purple"
Confused but there are a number of red/purple varieties.

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Phoenix
United Kingdom - Leeds
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:25 pm   Post subject:


Do they ever get flowers?

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zuzu's petals

Coastal N.Carolina ~zone 8~
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:34 pm   Post subject:


Yep, they sure do Very Happy and I think that the stems I see in your photo
are the stems from where your plant flowered earlier in the season.
This pic is the sort of flowers they get - though each variety is a little different.
They are commonly called "Coral Bells", perhaps yours will give you some seeds. Smile

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Primsong

Oregon
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:35 pm   Post subject:


A very nice one too - I have a couple varieties of coral-bells, the 'peach flambe' is my favorite as the leaves give fall colors all year long.

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digital flower
CT, USA
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:16 pm   Post subject:


I really don't think the flowers are real great (just my opinion, I am sure others find them beautiful). I usually just grow them for the foliage. There seems to be a few new varieties each couple of years.


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Droopy


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Western Norway
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:34 am   Post subject:


I agree with digital flower. I often cut the flower stems away. But not on the red-flowering one. That is nice.

I like the Heuchera with a metallic gleam in the foliage, but so far I've only found one of those. Maybe next year?


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Sherry8

Wisconsin...zone 4
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:59 am   Post subject:


I agree with everyone...I had a golden one that someone had given me and it died when I moved it. I still have one like whats in the picture above. I just like different flowers in the garden...

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newgrowth

Southern Ontario
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 2:50 am   Post subject:


I just popped on and spotted your plant photo. They sure look like Huechera (or coral bells) to me, too. I have a couple of them in my garden although they are beginning to 'rest' for the winter.

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Sherry8

Wisconsin...zone 4
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 2:01 pm   Post subject:


I agree with everyone...I have a couple different kinds. I had the caramel one also and moved it and it died. It was so pretty and I wanted it in a different place and it didn't like the move.I never cut any of the flower stems off. Have a great day...

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