|
|
|
 |
|
|
| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrages) |
| Origin: California (U.S.A.) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Pink |
| Bloomtime: Spring |
| Parentage: (H. 'Canyon Delight' x H. elegans) |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Light Shade/Part Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 10-15° F |
|
|
|
|
Heuchera 'Canyon Chimes' (Pink Coral Bell) - A good evergreen groundcover perennial with compact, mat-like rosettes that grow to only 2 inches tall by a foot or more wide with 1 inch wide leaves. Above the foliage rise wands of dark fuchsia-pink flowers 15" above the foliage over a long period in spring. Plant in light shade with regular summer water - it can be grown in full sun in coastal gardens. Hardy to 10° F. A very reliable coral bell that blooms well in small pots. This Dara Emery hybrid of Heuchera 'Canyon Delight' and Heuchera elegans (SBBG# 93-182) was released in 2001 as part of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Heuchera Canyon Quartet Series and received US Plant Patent PP13,281, which has since expired. In their book "Heuchera and Heucherellas: Coral Bells and Foamy Bells" Timber Press 2005 authors Dan Heims and Grahame Ware note that Linnaeus named Heuchera for Johann Heinrich von Heucher, professor of medicine and Botany at Wittenberg University. They further note that the name Heuchera should be pronounced following the person's name it commemorates so the proper pronunciation is HOY-ker-uh. We grew this cultivar from 1999 until 2004. More information on this plant can be found on the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's Plant Introduction Page.
The information about Heuchera 'Canyon Chimes' displayed on this page is based on research conducted in our nursery library and from online sources we consider reliable. We will also relate those observations made of this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and in other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has additional information, particularly when they share cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
|
| |
|
|
|
