TN sent me a few varieties to trial this summer, but the delivery guy left them on the sunny side of my house instead of the shade! I received the plants only a few days before I went on vacation for 12 days! Nonetheless, the tiny plugs are all well and happy in spite of the early abuse and neglect. I've just plunked them in the same bed with pulmonaria, ferns, hydrangeas and pieris -- since I was in a hurry due to my trip. Heucherella 'Sweet Tea' Heuchera 'Midnight Bayou' Heuchera 'Shanghai' Tiarella 'Happy Trails' When I get the time and the weather isn't so hot and humid, I'll try to work them into a real design situation. That said, all except for 'Sweet Tea' (a soft apricot-rust color) look great with the pink tinge of the Japanese Painted Fern, the silver-green leaves of pulmonaria 'Silver Bouquet' and purple foliage of Persian Shield.

Marmalade is nice, isn't it? Much better than I had expected. I'm also partial to Raspberry Ice, Amber Waves and Frosted Violet. Palace Purple put on an exceptional show this year.

I started a new bed last spring that contains nothing but heuchera, tiarella and heucherella. I have about 50 varieties in this bed and a few in my front bed as well. In this pic, the fuller ones were transplanted from other parts of the garden. The small ones are new. And lemme tell ya, some of the brand new varieties were REALLY tiny! I did lose several this year, however. We had an exceptionally hot streak of weather and I think they bit it from lack of water. My favorites include Brownies... it's got such huge leaves, Sashay.... cool texture Stoplight.... in spring, it has red, yellow and green leaves Obsidian....amazing color Caramel...always looks great and a good grower Georgia Peach....what an amazing leaf color We got our first substantial snow yesterday, so no heuchera pics from right now! Besides, the leaves had already collected around them.

Plant Delights has some unusual heucheras, but their prices aren't so great. I have never mail ordered from them as they are a local nursery for me and I normally hit at least one of the open house events that they have each season. This year I got 'Mint Frost', 'Frosted Violet' and 'Velvet Knight'. Here is a link that might be useful: Plant Delights