Heuchera ‘curly lemon’
€12.50
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Description
Quick Facts
- Botanical Name: Heuchera ‘Curly Lemon’
- Common Name: Coral Bells
- Plant Type: Evergreen/semievergreen perennial (winter dependent)
- Mature Height: 20–30cm (foliage), flowers to 40–50cm
- Mature Spread: 30–40cm
- Flowering Period: Late spring to summer
- Flower Colour: Creamy-white
- Foliage Colour: Bright lemon-lime, heavily ruffled/curled leaves
- Hardiness: Hardy in Ireland & the UK (best in free-draining soil)
- Soil Requirements: Moist, well-drained soil
- Aspect: Sun to part shade (best colour with good light; shelter from harsh, drying sun)
- Maintenance: Low
Description
Heuchera ‘Curly Lemon’ is a cheerful, ruffled little heuchera with zingy lemon-lime foliage that brightens borders and pots from the moment it’s planted. The leaves have a wonderfully crimped, curly texture, making it brilliant for adding detail at the front of a border or in mixed containers. In summer, airy stems of small creamy flowers float above the foliage like a soft finishing touch.
Caragh Garden Notebook
Planting:
Plant in spring or autumn into well-prepared soil, or pot into a quality peat-free compost with good drainage. Keep the crown (where leaves meet roots) sitting at soil level — don’t bury it too deeply. Water well to settle in.
Plant in spring or autumn into well-prepared soil, or pot into a quality peat-free compost with good drainage. Keep the crown (where leaves meet roots) sitting at soil level — don’t bury it too deeply. Water well to settle in.
Watering:
Water regularly in the first season and during dry spells, especially in containers. Keep moisture consistent — heucheras are happiest when they’re not swinging between bone-dry and waterlogged.
Water regularly in the first season and during dry spells, especially in containers. Keep moisture consistent — heucheras are happiest when they’re not swinging between bone-dry and waterlogged.
Feeding:
A spring mulch and a light feed (or slow-release feed in pots) is usually plenty. Top-dress containers with fresh compost in spring to keep plants powering on.
A spring mulch and a light feed (or slow-release feed in pots) is usually plenty. Top-dress containers with fresh compost in spring to keep plants powering on.
Seasonal Care & Tidy-Up:
Remove tired leaves as needed. In late winter/early spring, tidy away older foliage so the fresh new leaves can shine.
Remove tired leaves as needed. In late winter/early spring, tidy away older foliage so the fresh new leaves can shine.
Division (to keep plants vigorous):
Every 3–4 years, lift and divide in spring or early autumn if the clump becomes woody or starts to lift.
Every 3–4 years, lift and divide in spring or early autumn if the clump becomes woody or starts to lift.
Pests & Problems:
Generally easy. Watch for vine weevil in pots and occasional slug/snail damage on young growth.
Generally easy. Watch for vine weevil in pots and occasional slug/snail damage on young growth.
Design Notes:
This is a fantastic “highlighter” plant — use it to lift darker planting (burgundy heucheras, purple salvias, dark-leaved shrubs) or to brighten shady corners. Gorgeous with grasses, white flowers, and soft blues, and brilliant repeated in pots to keep containers looking fresh all season.
This is a fantastic “highlighter” plant — use it to lift darker planting (burgundy heucheras, purple salvias, dark-leaved shrubs) or to brighten shady corners. Gorgeous with grasses, white flowers, and soft blues, and brilliant repeated in pots to keep containers looking fresh all season.
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