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New Heuchera, no names, any guesses would help!

10 years ago

I have not posted on here since since the big change, so I feel a little lost! I haven't purchased any Heuchera since 2013. I picked up these five last week at my local WM. This is the first time I have seen Heuchera at our walmart. I got one of each color they had on hand.

I would really appreciate any help, as I am not sure where I want to plant them, until I know what type they are. The large ones are marked Carnival Series, and the small on says "Heuchetra Colors".

Thanks for any help, Deb

Comments (9)

  • 10 years ago

    That's a nice bunch of Heuchera. I don't grow any of the Carnival Series myself so it will be interesting to hear how they do. Hopefully someone here does and can help with ID.

  • 10 years ago

    Thank you Sherrygirl for the response. Yes the small on does look like the pictures of Magic color, we will see how it looks in the summer. The bottom right, red is definitely Fire Alarm. I thought the top right looked like coffee bean, but after being planted a few weeks it looks a bit like Southern Comfort. The top left looks like Georgia Plum, and the bottom left looks like Spellbound, which I already have. But you know how they like to change from season, so we will see. I looked at Terra Nova and so many look alike in different light and seasons! But isn't that the fun of collecting/planting Heuchera?

  • 10 years ago

    Years ago when I added these little beauties to my gardens I had no interest in the names of the plants, just liked how they looked. Now I have several that are nameless! No pictures either right now. I'm going to try to identify the ""nameless" this season.

  • 10 years ago

    Don't know if you have got all your IDs yet. Could the top middle be Carnival Fall festival and top left Carnival Rise Granita? I got both of these last spring and they have done well. My Fire Alarm looks a lot redder but it has not done well. My first one did not live through the winter (2nd pic taken in the fall - huge beautiful leaves - so sad when it didn't come back) but the colour was so amazing I bought another (1st pic taken this morning) and it survived the winter but is quite small.

  • 9 years ago

    I was looking back to see when I purchased these at Walmart last year, so I would know when to start haunting Walmart to purchase more this spring. I am happy to report that despite 3 hail storms last spring, and a huge Ice storm this winter, all five of these have survived, I have not correctly identified any of them, I am sure, but they are all wonderful, and I am no longer concerned with what their names are. Since first planting Heuchera in the spring of 2013, the last 4 years have been very challenging, but also rewarding. I have a large corner lot with many different beds, and many different micro climates. I have decided there is no rhyme or reason to growing these gorgeous little plants. But, I am addicted and every year I tell myself I will not buy anymore... Then I buy more! Ha Ha ... I did have a little success dividing a few last year, but in the meantime I have lost both of my Midnight rose, Obsidian, Dales strain, which I loved, and many more. But, if I consider paying 5+ dollars for Geraniums and Lantana every year, which are annuals for me, then 10 dollars for a Heuchera that last 2-3 years for me is fine. I won't order any more, but what I can find locally are fine for me. I will post pictures when they start growing again. Happy Heuchera Hunting...

  • 9 years ago

    If the larger ones were labeled as part of the Carnival series then they would NOT be Southern Comfort or Georgia Peach - they are not part of that breeding program. Those two are attributed to Dan Heims of Terra Nova, which is a completely distinct entity from Darwin Perennials (who bred the Carnival series). Don't try to make photo comparisons using the Terra Nova website, as it features just their plants.

    Also, virtually ALL the Terra Nova heuchs are patented, so not likely to be sold without proper tagging.

  • 9 years ago

    One definitely has the colouring of southern comfort, but my southern comfort doesn't have the same leaf shape....I'd guess maybe watermelon? My southern comfort curls a little more around the edges although looks very similar in colour. Bottom right is similar to one I have growing next to a hosta and that's called mahogany. Bottom left I'd say is similar to rosa granita and top left looks like maybe blackberry jam? I'm not sure of last one. I could be wrong of course, but regardless you have some lovely looking plants

  • 9 years ago

    I have both southern comfort & caramel. The light-colored one looks like it could be either, although caramel is a little brighter in color than in your picture. southern comfort is a villosa species, so if it's that, it will have larger leaves than most heucheras, and the leaves will be kind of furry.

    Could the 1 at 7:00 be palace purple? That's pretty much the oldest one out there, the one that started the whole heuchera thing...I would guess Walmart would sell just the most popular & vigorous ones, which that one is.

    2:00 is a little too green to be silver scrolls, but if it silvers up, it could be that. (Don't know if you know or not, but most heucheras change their colors throughout the seasons!) Steel city is another possibility, depending on the time of year your pic was taken.

    Could 4:00 be georgia peach? That's a popular one. Or frosted velvet?

    7:00 plum pudding?

    11:00 root beer?

    There, I gave it my best shot! Fun. Loooove heucheras....

    The Mt. Cuba website did a heuchera study and they have pictures of tons of them. The nice thing about the site is that they show you a picture of each one in all four seasons of the year, so you can see how the color changes.


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