In our gardens we often had Tiarella and Heuchera, This is the first time we have had a go at Heuchella. To state the obvious, it is a cross between the two. Heucherella Sweet Tea adds a fantastic foliage contrast to the other plants.
The large maple like leaves are coloured with interesting shades of orange, amber and gold. In this part of the world it is regarded as semi evergreen, just holding on to leaves in the dead of Winter but looking a bit tatty.
In early Spring the plant starts to freshen up with the colours intensifying and becoming deeper as Summer progresses. It has these white foamy flowers which last over a long period from late Spring through until the end of Summer. It is all about the foliage though.
Here in our Fife garden Heucherella Sweet Tea is doing very well in this sheltered position converted from what was our drive. This is the plants third season and showing no sign of deterioration.
In our Aberdeen garden Heuchera struggled to come through the Winter, in fact they generally died off. Tiarella performed pretty well, we never did try Heucherella.
I have to admit, I am finding that some borderline hardy plants do seem to stand more of a chance of survival here in our Fife garden compared to those in Aberdeen. Although! It is not exactly noticeable, I guess the temperature if taken over a year, may well show our Fife location to be a couple of degrees higher than it is in Aberdeen. Having said that, our elevated position often provides us with bracing winds which often spoils what would be a pleasant Summer day. However, the courtyard being sheltered is a bonus.
Flower height. Approximately 40 cm/15 in. Foliage – 10 cm/4 in.
Fully hardy in UK
Foamy white flower spikes in Summer. Ornamental
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