Marmalade Coral Bells
Heuchera x 'Marmalade' P.P.# 15945
Dramatic foliage ranges from deep golden to glowing reddish-pink with undulating margins. Golden mature foliage features contrasting hot pink undersides. A vigorous grower of heavy substance that is showy in many seasons. Evergreen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | HEW-ker-a |
| Key feature: | Dramatic Foliage Color |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Foliage mounds to 10 in. tall, 16 in. wide; flower spikes to 18 in. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Special features: | Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Dramatic Foliage Color, Fall Color |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Mass Planting, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Multicolored |
| Item no.: | 2887 |
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Care Information
Provide a rich, well-drained soil and water and fertilize regularly throughout the growing season. For a neat appearance, remove old flower stalks. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring. Pruning time: early spring.
Design Ideas
Vibrant foliage is a year-round high contrast accent for dark green and purple foliage in mixed borders. Use in small irregular groups for the woodland garden or in naturalistic rock garden settings. In more formal gardens use as a mass focal point or as linear edging. It is excellent viewed up close for both foliage and flowers in smaller gardens Good plant for nestling landscape boulders or to round the base of pedestal or fountain. Great for pots and troughs, even window boxes as a foliage accent.
Companion Plants
Group this Heuchera with yellow and orange blooming Coneflower, Daylily, hot pink blooming Astilbe and Hardy Geranium. Create a color foliage bed with other Heuchera varieties.
History
Heuchera is an herbaceous perennial native to North America. The genus was named after 18th century German physician, Johann Heinrich von Heucher (1677-1746). With a slightly sour taste, the leaves are edible and can be used in salads and sandwiches. Native Americans used these thick roots for a medicinal by drying and then pounding them into a wound dressing, hence the common name, alum root. Marmalade was Introduced by Terra Nova Nurseries in Oregon. It is part of their extensive breeding program for Heuchera native to North America This hybrid is related to H.americana of the eastern U.S. and H. micrantha, a native to the west.
Dramatic foliage ranges from deep golden to glowing reddish-pink with undulating margins. Golden mature foliage features contrasting hot pink undersides. A vigorous grower of heavy substance that is showy in many seasons. Evergreen.
Care Information
Provide a rich, well-drained soil and water and fertilize regularly throughout the growing season. For a neat appearance, remove old flower stalks. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring. Pruning time: early spring.
Design Ideas
Vibrant foliage is a year-round high contrast accent for dark green and purple foliage in mixed borders. Use in small irregular groups for the woodland garden or in naturalistic rock garden settings. In more formal gardens use as a mass focal point or as linear edging. It is excellent viewed up close for both foliage and flowers in smaller gardens Good plant for nestling landscape boulders or to round the base of pedestal or fountain. Great for pots and troughs, even window boxes as a foliage accent.
Companion Plants
Group this Heuchera with yellow and orange blooming Coneflower, Daylily, hot pink blooming Astilbe and Hardy Geranium. Create a color foliage bed with other Heuchera varieties.
History
Heuchera is an herbaceous perennial native to North America. The genus was named after 18th century German physician, Johann Heinrich von Heucher (1677-1746). With a slightly sour taste, the leaves are edible and can be used in salads and sandwiches. Native Americans used these thick roots for a medicinal by drying and then pounding them into a wound dressing, hence the common name, alum root. Marmalade was Introduced by Terra Nova Nurseries in Oregon. It is part of their extensive breeding program for Heuchera native to North America This hybrid is related to H.americana of the eastern U.S. and H. micrantha, a native to the west.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | HEW-ker-a |
| Key feature: | Dramatic Foliage Color |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Foliage mounds to 10 in. tall, 16 in. wide; flower spikes to 18 in. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Special features: | Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Dramatic Foliage Color, Fall Color |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Mass Planting, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Multicolored |
| Item no.: | 2887 |
