Phormium and Heuchera 'Amber Waves'

I know what you mean I passed it by last fall, but this spring I had a different view of it. This might be one of those plants you either love or dislike.

Ah phormiums yes they are creeping into my garden too. I have one in the garden that is getting too big and I must beat it back with a stick (ok shovel) as it is trying to take over a golden leaf fuchsia. I planted P. 'Amazing Red' last year with much brighter tones. These so far have proven hardy here in my neck of the woods. I have a few less hardies I winter over in the greenhouse with stripes of pinks and greens and cremes. Aye ca rumba they are beautiful. I even like the plain green ones. They are very architectural in the garden. At our marina in town there is a burgundy one that is six feet wide and as tall that is just stunning. The salt air doesn't seem to bother them. Mine have yet to get that tall or wide.


At 03:49 AM 4/13/2003 -0400, you wrote:
Interesting question, Debbie...and Nan has a good point.  I read
about this one last year and then saw it at a local nursery.  Stood
in front of that plant for some time trying to decide if I liked it
at all...finally decided it just didn't thrill me.  If I see it again
this year, I will look at it with purple companions in mind and see
if it looks any better:-)

Now, what I really crave is your burgundy Phormium:-)  I have a seed
pot with half a dozen Phormium sprouts (a miracle in itself),
virtually white - hope they live with so little chlorophyll!  But,
what I really want is that tall burgundy one....

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Debra Teachout-Teashon <teachout@tscnet.com>
>
> Hello perennial gurus. I have had a lively conversation with other
> gardeners  about H. 'Amber Waves' recently. When I first discovered
it last
> year in a local nursery, I was intrigued but not sure I liked the
> color.  This year I decided to try it with some purple foliage
plants and
> now I think the gold-amber is quite stunning with burgundies and
purple
> foliage. I just did a tall pot with a burgundy phormium, Amber
waves and a
> small creeping rubrus to trail. I think it looks very architectural
and the
> color and texture combos I am really liking.
>
> How is your reaction to this Heuchera that is touted as being the
new
> neutral (which I wouldn't describe as a neutral at all). Anyone
else
> growing it? Anyone not like the color of this plant?

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       * Washington state USA
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