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Heuchera (Coral Bells; Alumroot)

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All varieties bloom in summer and are deer resistant.
​Well-drained soil is necessary.
Foliage adds splashes of color to the landscape.
Some cultivars have showy flowers, others are insignificant.
Great companions for other shade plants; heuchera looks great with hostas and ferns.
Excellent container plant!


Forever™ Red

  • New to Montale - Coming this July!
  • Good sun tolerance
  • Color intensifies in the Spring and Fall with cooler weather
  • Plant alongside yellow hostas or ferns for stunning effect
  • 6"-8" H x 12"-14" W
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​'Guacamole'

  • Lime green foliage lights up the shade garden
  • No significant bloom
  • ​22" H X 38" W
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Alchemilla mollis 'Thriller'
Hosta 'August Moon'

​micrantha 'Palace Purple'

  • Large, bronze-purple leaves
  • One of the best heuchera for this area
  • More sun tolerant with adequate moisture
  • No significant bloom
  • ​16" H X 18" W
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Heuchera 'Obsidian'
Heuchera 'Midnight Rose'

'Midnight Rose'

  • Glossy, nearly-black leaves flecked with cream and hot pink
  • Beautiful in containers!
  • No significant bloom
  • ​PP 18551
  • ​12" H x 12" W
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Heuchera 'Obsidian'
Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'

'Obsidian'

  • Very glossy, almost black leaves!
  • Pair with green foliage for contrast​
  • PP 14836
  • No significant bloom
  • ​12" H x 18" W
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Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'

'Paris'

  • Also used for its hot pink flowers
  • Long bloom time with repeat  blooms throughout the season
  • Very useful for color in the shade.
  • ​PP 18881
  • Great edger or border plant
  • Bloom time: all summer
  • ​12" H x 18" W
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Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'

'Plum Pudding'

  • Colorful foliage can be used in shade beds instead of flowers
  • Great in containers!
  • Use and an edger
  • ​No significant bloom
  • 12" H x 18" W
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Heuchera 'Obsidian'
Heuchera 'Midnight Rose'

villosa 'Autumn Bride'

  • Larger-leaved all-green cultivar
  • Great massed as a groundcover
  • Use with ferns and hostas in the shade
  • Creamy white flower sprays
  • Bloom time: late summer​
  • 12" H x 24" W
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Hosta 'Stained Glass'
Hosta 'Touch of Class'
Aruncus aethusifolius

villosa 'Caramel'

  • Vigorous grower
  • Use in place of flowering plants
  • Perfect in containers
  • Caramel to honey-apricot with rosy undersides
  • ​PP 16560
  • 14" H x 18" W
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Heuchera Georgia Peach

​villosa 'Georgia Peach'

  • Use instead of flowers for color in the shade.​
  • ​PP 19375
  • No significant bloom
  • 12" H x 18" W
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Heuchera 'Caramel'

villosa 'Lemon Love'  PPAF

  • Glowing color lights up the shade
  • Perfect in the garden and in containers
  • Vigorous and heat/humidity tolerant villosa type
  • ​Needs at least part to filtered shade 
  • ​Creamy flowers in early summer
  • 10" H x 28" W
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Hosta 'Rainforest Sunrise'
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