Heuchera
Heuchera spp.
Special Features
Celebrated for its vibrant foliage and delicate flowers. A fantastic choice for adding color to the shade garden.
Plant Specifications
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Growing Heuchera on Martha's Vineyard
Heuchera, the coral bells, are among the most versatile and widely used foliage perennials in Martha's Vineyard landscape design, offering an extraordinary range of leaf colors from lime-green and caramel to near-black and silver-frosted that provide year-round ornamental interest in partially shaded borders throughout the island. They thrive in the well-drained, humus-amended soils of shaded and semi-shaded garden beds on properties in Edgartown, Vineyard Haven, and West Tisbury, tolerating the island's sandy substrate well when consistent moisture is provided. The airy flower wands in late spring and early summer add a secondary ornamental layer above the bold foliage, and they serve as important hummingbird nectar sources during the island's late spring season.
Deer generally leave most Heuchera cultivars undisturbed. Estate Care professionals rely on coral bells as indispensable anchor plants in shade garden programs where exceptional season-long foliage color and low-maintenance performance are both required.
