The heicher flower is indeed a find. Incredible colors and a huge variety of varieties, unpretentiousness in care and the absence of difficulties during planting will surprise even the most demanding gardener. Culture has collected almost all colors for itself: from silver to black. The original beauty is a great idea for any summer cottage.
Popular varieties
The name of the culture was given by Karl Linney in honor of J. Heichera (Heucher) - professor of medicine and botany of the 17th century. In the description of a herbaceous perennial ornamental plant, there are about 70 varieties. Most of them can be found in the mountain rivers of the United States and Mexico.
Grade Plume Royal
Geicher varieties are divided into two large groups:
- Forest
- Mountain.
Important! Cultivars are used not only to decorate flowerbeds or to compose a unique landscape design, but also to breed new varieties. Hybrids are created for two purposes: to achieve lush flowering or decorative splendor of foliage.
Berry smoothie
Geicher Berry smoothie can be called a berry cocktail. It is a very vibrant culture with dense, patterned, bright pink leaves that turn purple-violet by autumn. He loves shade, in the sun needs plentiful watering.
Berry Smoothie
Blood red sanguinea
It is a mountain view. The foliage is green with an admixture of silver; peduncles are covered with buds of a bright red or dark pink hue. Peduncle is very thin and unstable.
Popular varieties:
- Hercules,
- Monet
- Variegata.
Blood red
Paprika
Geichera Paprika - bright, orange color, which changes to cherry or wine. During flowering, the garden will be full of butterflies. This species is not afraid of drought, tolerates frosts.
Paprika
Small flowered "Palace Purple"
Geicher Palace Purple belongs to the middle shrub with foliage similar to maple. The upper leaves are burgundy green, the lower ones are purple. It prefers moist soil, but does not tolerate stagnation of water in the soil.
Palace Purple
Gooseberry
Differs from other grades in excellent frost resistance. It winter well even in harsh conditions. A small shrub - 15 cm in height, in diameter - up to 7 cm.
Gooseberry
Midnight Rose Select
Glossy, slightly pubescent leaves of brown-black color with pink spots that become creamy in summer. Flowering occurs in June.
Midnight Rose Select
Cylindrical Heuchera cylindrica
This variety has luxurious leaves and a high peduncle, stems in height can reach 90 cm. The foliage contains patterns and veins of contrasting shades.
Cylindrical
Marvelos Marble
Marvelous marble is valued for its marble leaves (hence the name) and very fast growth. The variety was bred in 2009. This species is a chameleon, during the season the shade of foliage can change significantly: in spring it is pale purple, in summer it is green, and red veins are added by autumn.
Marvelous Marble
Hybrid
The hybrid look was obtained by crossing the blood red and American heicher. Foliage and flowers are slightly larger than their predecessors.
Known types:
- Cancan,
- Beauty Color
- Ruby Vale
- Cappuccino.
The hybrid variety includes Solar Power. You can buy it on order in Moscow for 469 rubles. [1]. This species requires preparation for winter, grown in a shaded place.
Hybrid
Hairy
The foliage is velvety and slightly pubescent. The flowers are small, creamy caramel color. It is found only in the United States.
Hairy
American
A wild species that can be found on the rocky terrain of North America. At home, it is called mountain geranium. In winter, a red border appears on the foliage, there will be no such effect in the middle lane.
American
Amethyst Mist
This species has a very rich color of foliage: a wine shade with silver impregnations beautifully "plays" in the sun.
Important! You can’t plant it in the shade - it will become infected with powdery mildew.
Amethyst Mist
Hybrid "Marmalade"
Heichera Marmalade - a very popular species due to its excellent decorative properties and a long growing season. Heichera Lime Marmalade foliage is lemon-lime, wavy. During the flowering period gives the impression of a holiday and fireworks. Fully consistent with its name: leaves of various colors are very similar to a box with marmalades.
Marmalade
Caramel
Heichera Caramel is a stunted domed shrub that is strewn with golden copper leaves. Flowering in this species is sparse. All the strength and energy is spent on growing bright leaves, which flower growers call "caramels."
Caramel
Green Ivory
Green Ivory
Frost of Fire Heichera Fire Frost (p)
Fire Frost
Delta Don
The flowers and foliage of the Heichera Delta Don change colors depending on the location of the shrub. The leaves can be light green, dark red, with a yellow border. Delta Don prefers moist soil and a shaded area.
Delta Don
Zipper
Heichera Zipper has long orange-and-golden leaves with a purple back. This species is growing rapidly.
Zipper
Small flowered
This variety is the most spectacular of all, since in nature it is quite rare to find purple foliage.
The small-flowered variety includes:
- Heicher Glitter,
- Obsidian,
- Palace Perple - in 1999, attributed to the best perennial.
Glitter
Electra
The geyhera bush Electra forms a lush rosette of golden leaves with red veins that always remain on the foliage regardless of the season. Shrub height - up to 40 cm.
Electra
Midnight Rose
Heikhera Midnight Rose has shiny chocolate-colored foliage with bright raspberry dots. By autumn, raspberry patterns become more saturated colors. In June, flower stalks with raspberry buds appear.
Midnight Rose
Obsidian
Geyhera Obsidian has black leaves that remain so all season, even if planted in a very sunny area. It looks very profitable in combination with light heichera.
Obsidian
Golden Zebra
Heicherella Golden Zebra is characterized by strongly cut bright leaflets. The foliage turns green in the shade.
Golden Zebra
Mikranta
Geicher Mikrant can be found along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in North America. A graceful look with soft purple foliage.
Mikranta
Suga Frosting
The heicher bush Suga Frosting resembles a rounded mound and forms a rosette of leaves with a metallic tint. Height - up to 15 cm.
Suga Frosting
Tapestry
Heikhera Tapestri has bright green foliage with purple filling. Leaves resemble the shape of snowflakes.
Tapestry
Shanghai
Shanghai is distinguished by silver-purple leaves with dark veins. Light buds appear on dark peduncles in June.
Shanghai
Galaxy
The “cosmic” heicher is a relatively young species. The foliage is large, leathery, with bright pink spots throughout the leaf.
Galaxy
Hercules
Hercules is easy to recognize: small leaves of rounded shape form a spherical shrub. There are white streaks on the foliage.
Hercules
Peach Flambe
Peach Flambe has thick, dense stems and leaves. The peach shade of the foliage shimmers beautifully in the sun.
Peach Flambe
Heicherella stoplight
It differs from others in strong leaf plates, which change the shade of the season from gold to green. The bush is compact, up to 15 cm in height.
Stoplight
Peach Crisp
A ruffled shrub with foliage of yellow, red hues. Leaves on the edges are wavy, highly corrugated.
Peach Crisp
Apple Crisp
It features corrugated leaves with an emerald green color, silver spots and creamy veins. The flower buds are small, light.
Apple Crisp
Sweet tee
Orange-brown leaves with dark red veins. He loves partial shade or a sunny place without scorching rays.
Sweet Ti
Geicher in landscape design
Today, they like to plant this culture to decorate flowerbeds and flower zones. In landscape design, she takes pride of place.
It is found in compositions:
- Floral and shrubby,
- In a group with roses, lilies, ferns and irises,
- With tulips, hosts, geraniums and daffodils,
- Helps form rock gardens
- Decorates the borders
- In containers on verandas or arbors,
- On the coasts of water bodies.
Additional Information. Growing a heichera will not be difficult even for beginners - it feels great both in the sun and in the shade, it is frost-resistant. Reproduction occurs by seeds, cuttings or dividing the bush.
What problems can be encountered
As a rule, gardeners have no special problems with geykhers. The most common of the possible difficulties may be a poor growth of the bush. In such cases, it is recommended to change the landing site, try partial shade or planting on stones, on which the culture is actively developing. You can take care of fertilizing the soil, introduce compost into it.
If you properly care for the flower, there will be no problems with it. Culture needs rejuvenation and division of the bush. Therefore, when the roots grow strongly, and the foliage begins to dry, it is worth taking care of the transplant.
Note! Not all plant species love the same growing conditions. For example, its color determines what kind of lighting is required. It is better for a novice gardener to choose a green shade of the leaf. It will not fade in the sun, and will not wither in the shade.
Diseases and Pests
For a heicher plant, important care conditions are:
- Loosening the soil,
- The introduction of the right amount of fertilizing, not more.
In this case, the flower will not hurt and weaken.
In rare cases, powdery mildew appears on the leaves, rot on the rhizomes. It is worth digging up the plant, treat it completely with fungicide and transplant. Of the pests on the leaf are snails, slugs, caterpillars. In the fight against them, insecticides are used.
A magnificent scattering of patterns and veins, spots and lines on foliage is such an unusual heicher. The fact that she can change color during the growing season makes her a real highlight among all the plants in the garden.
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[1] Price is valid on August 5, 2019.
