Amateur Gardening – 20 July 2019

20 JULY 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 19

Plant into well-cultivated,

well-drained soil.

These related

plants enjoy light shade.

Tiarella, heucherella

and pale-coloured

heucheras will tolerate

deeper shade. Heucheras

(though not the palest-

leaved) tolerate sun if

they have moist soil.

Water during droughts

while plants are establishing.

Clumps will become woody and jaded after three or

four years, so lift in early autumn (well-drained soils only)

or spring. Divide, tidy up and replant.

Vine weevils find heuchera roots tasty and are especially

troublesome in pots. If they become a problem, drench

plants in autumn with a solution of nematodes.

Care for your heuchera

Four plants for impact

Heucherella

‘Golden Zebra’

Citrus-yellow foliage,

heavily marked with reddish

brown centres, are joined

by panicles of lovely white

flowers in spring. Reaches

18in (45cm) high.

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Tiarella ‘Spring Symphony’

A foam flower with deeply

indented leaves marked

with chocolate and joined

by spikes of white flowers in

late spring and early summer.

Reaches 12in (30cm) tall,

and prefers spring division.

Tellima grandiflora

Known as fringe cups, the

natural simplicity of this

North American species

suits semi-wild plantings.

Self-seeds freely, hardy

and easy on the eye.

Reaches 30in (75cm) tall.

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Heuchera ‘Can Can’

Shapely leaves with crimped

and curled edges are a

pleasing purple overlaid

with silver with flashes

of pink underskirts. Pale

green flowers in summer.

Reaches 18in (45cm) high.

Plant into well-cultivated,

while plants are establishing.

Clumps will become woody and jaded after three or

Care for your heuchera

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Lift in early

autumn or spring