My latest favorite Heuchera

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  1. Kay

    Kay Girl with Green Thumbs

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    Many of you may already know that I LOVE my Heucheras, and have a huge collection numbering around 60-65 (how many did I plant this year? LOL)
    Doesn't hurt that I work in a nursery, so access and first pick is nice!
    I am loving this new one. It has really been a beauty, keeping this vivid purple color. Next season, I'm getting more. IMG_1844 (2).jpg
     
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  3. Sjoerd

    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Kay, that is a very lovely H.
    I can understand that you love them.
    I have only one. It blooms twice a year, and the honeybees lurve it.
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    WOW I'd have a few of them in my garden!! What a great colour.
     
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    Cayuga Morning Strong Ash Plants Contributor

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    Wow Kay, is it REALLY that color??
     
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    That is gorgeous! What is the name of it? I'd love to find one.
     
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    That's a beauty Kay. I have some but unfortunately we are plagued with woodlice where I live and I am afraid they have killed one of them, just eaten the roots away:(
     
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    Wow that one is a beauty Kay,..vivid,..have not seen one like that this side of the pond.
     
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    I absolutely love them too! I have probably close to 20 here there and everywhere but really only about 5 different varieties. I try and pick up new ones when I see them but always seems the same ones are brought in year after year here. That purple one is fantastic!
     
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    Kay Girl with Green Thumbs

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    Cayuga- yes it really is that vivid purple color.
    2ofus- it is called Forever Purple
    It was at the nursery I work for. I HAD to have one, and in the spring I will get 2 more. They are very striking!
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Kay, I am still liking it.----a lot.
     
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    Kay Girl with Green Thumbs

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    Even as winter has arrived here; it still keeps most of it’s color; but I have let the fallen leaves gather around it to protect it because we don’t have any snow.
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    What kind of a place does it like to grow in....in terms of light?
     
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    Kay Girl with Green Thumbs

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    Yea, I am spoiled by my job at the nursery, I get first pick of the new plants,
     
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    Kay Girl with Green Thumbs

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    Yes, their roots are very shallow.
     
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    Kay Girl with Green Thumbs

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    I seem to have the best luck with filtered light, more on the shady side is what they do best for me.
     
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