Re: heuchera

In a message dated 01/29/2001 5:12:31 AM Central Standard Time,
bizplanr@TOGETHER.NET writes:

<<  heucheras...a plant which I really enjoy.
 Have you encountered any good reference books? I am enjoying the opportunity
 to grow different things here in Vermont but first comes the background
 research and then locating the plant material. I have the same problem with
 astilbes--really admire them but cannot find a good reference.

 Thanks!

 George Africa >>


I do not know of any books yet on Heuchera,  which now is a large group of
plants-one can check a few of the websites that feature them.  I would look
at Terra Nova to start with.


The same goes for the ASTILBE, one problem in writhing a book about the above
two plants is that there are some many-but there differences are hard to
wright about.

They would have to be picture intensive.

I love ASTILBE My self-and this year, if time permits -  I am making an
ASTILBE bed for the 50+ diffrent types that I have.  There are large ones to
small ones but all have nice foliage.

I am also working on a web page about Heuchera-but now that spring is close
and I have so much work to do on other things-it will not be posted until
next fall.

But I would like to pass on a small trick on propagation-Many of the Heuchera
can be propagated by leaf cuttings.  Take a leaf and pull it off the crown in
late summer and use a small amount of rooting powder and set in sand or
perlite, plants will grow roots in about 4 weeks.  Can also start them in
water-but this is not the best way to start cuttings.  As a side note many of
the colorful Heuchera leaves make nice cut flowers-lasting many weeks in
water.


Paul
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