Re: Palace Purple Coral Bell (Heuchera micrantha)
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Palace Purple Coral Bell (Heuchera micrantha)
- From: D* B* T*
- Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 09:59:53 -0700
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Ah, the zone difference! Seems like plant-tag sun instructions are getting
more sensitive to the different care needs based on northern or southern
zone in its range.
Don't know if they bloom in the Fall. Mine were still getting established
last Fall.
Diann
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU]On Behalf Of
> Kemberly McLain
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 7:43 AM
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SG] Palace Purple Coral Bell (Heuchera micrantha)
>
>
> In a message dated 7/21/00 8:33:19 AM Central Daylight Time,
> diannthoma@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
>
> << One of my Palace Purple is in
> some pretty heavy shade and it is flowering but the plant is
> about 2 years
> old and is very small. >>
>
>
> Diann:
>
>
> I remember, when I made my first attempt at the Heuchera, the tag
> saying full
> sun and me, being a very inexperienced gardener, took the advice
> of the tag
> and before July hit the plant was gone. Now I've learned that I
> have to be
> really really sure that when something says full sun that it can actually
> take my Gulf Coast Sun. You know what's strange about the
> Heuchera and the
> tag - in most of the catalogs you see the Heuchera listed as a
> shade plant.
>
> Mine (that is in full shade) has doubled in size since planting it this
> spring but I provide plenty of moisture. In the fall this bed begins to
> receive more sunlight.....do you know if these will bloom in the fall?
>
> Kemberly
>
