Heuchy-coochy man

OVER the last few years I have developed an obsession with that most wonderful group of plants, Heucheras and Heucharellas.

The first Heuchera to become widely poplular as a foliage plant in Britain and Ireland was introduced by renowned English Horticulturist Adrian Bloom as recently as 1983.

It is hard to believe now that they are such a recent introduction to gardens in these islands as I cannot imagine a garden without at least one of these beauties. For many years we persevered with that first Heuchera Palace Purple but in recent years there has been a veritable explosion in the amount of new cultivars being introduced and of course developing hand in hand with the increased number of cultivars is their popularity as a garden plant.