Re: Heuchera, Heucherella, And Tiarella

In a message dated 2/13/01 8:58:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
ruth.burrus@inetmail.att.net writes:

<< Do the rest of you have trouble with heuchera getting a long stem that
 sticks above the ground and looks ugly after a few years? How do I take care
 of that problem? Or do you just replace them every few years? >>

Yes we do.  Multiple crowns form and position themselves above the soil, 
sometimes flopping over or opening in the center and looking floppy.

If your heuchera has multiple crowns, divide in the early spring, as soon as 
you can work around the plants.  If you want a larger clump plant several 
crown in a circle a few inches apart.  

I have always found this to happen with some cultivars growing higher and 
sillier loolking out of the soil than others.  I have two very small rock 
garden sorts that are OK for years. the larger ones need dividing.  I cannot 
remember the rock plants names but they are part of a series of very small 
and floriferous heuchera - sorry snow on everything.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4

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