Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of polypetalous dicotyledonous plants, belonging to the natural order Saxafragaceæ, tribe Saxafrageæ, and the type of Bartling's tribe Heuchereæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers.
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- noun Any of the
genus Heuchera ofherbaceous perennial plants .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers
Etymologies
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Examples
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Coral bells also known as heuchera is one of my all time favorite container plants.
About Today 2009
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They really echoed the maroons from the leaves of the tree with the foliage of the heuchera and physocarpus (not to mention the birdbath).
Maria and Wendy beautify a Sugar Creek garden bed « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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Here's a native blue carex, a 'Burgundy Lace' fern, and a 'Dolce Licorice' heuchera.
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March 31, 2010 at 9: 42 pm just a guess but heuchera … (one of my favorites) maybe citronelle
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The lime heuchera looks like an ideal plant for sparkling shady areas.
Greetings From Fairegarden-April Bloom Day 2010 « Fairegarden 2010
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Since heuchera is sometimes called coral bells, how about Fairie Bells?
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Many of these plants are repeated in her own yard such as coral bells (heuchera), Thunberg spiraea (Spirea thunbergii 'Ogon') and "Knock Out" roses.
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I am afraid to move that heuchera as well, but if it makes some offsets I might pinch them off to replant.
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Victorian gothicThis combination of plants will farebest in full sun: for partial shade, switch the sun-loving sempervivums and curry plants for a dark-leaved heuchera such as'Chocolate Ruffles 'or Hebe pimeleoides' Quicksilver '.
Window box ideas 2010
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Citronelle is the brightest heuchera, perfect for the cooler blues of the blue star juniper in the bed by the front step.
Greetings From Fairegarden-April Bloom Day 2010 « Fairegarden 2010
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