Heuchera 'ELECTRA' coral bells
Symbivit Tric (arbuscular)
Symbivit (arbuscular)Heuchera
Heucheras � coral bells are undemanding yet striking perennials that have gained popularity thanks to their beautiful foliage and delicate flowers, sometimes appearing in rich inflorescences. They form dense clumps of leaves with a breathtaking range of colours. The genus was named after Johann Heinrich von Heucher (1677�1746), a German physician and professor. It includes around forty species of perennial plants, mostly native to North America, except for H. sichotensis from the Russian Far East. To Europe, heucheras were introduced in the 18th century. their classification can be quite challenging as in the wild, these plants often crossbreed, and their flowers change shape significantly as they mature. That�s why so many breeders are drawn to them � their variable gene pool invites experimentation, and the thrill of discovering something new at the end of a breeding attempt is simply irresistible 😊.
Can you remember a cartoon where someone is struck by electricity? The animator used a star-like pattern in contrasting colours to enhance the electrifying feeling. Here the nature was the animator. Electra coral bells has stunning venation of rich crimson red colour, running throughout the entire leaf which looks just like the electric shock. Leaves are yellow and lime green in spring, bright chartreuse in summer, and gain salmon pink shades in autumn and winter. They are palmate with rounded lobes.
Small, white flowers are composed in erect panicles atop straight, only some 30 cm tall stems in early summer. They can be cut off if only beautiful foliage is what you desire. The plant shows exceptional vigour and forms low mounds. Electra coral bells was bred by Janet Egger from Terra Nova� Nurseries in Oregon, USA, and patented as PP 21856 in 2009.
Last update 03-01-2019
