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Moonshine Designs Nursery Located in Milan, Illinois 309-756-1967 Fax: 309-756-1058
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CORAL BELLS!!
Heuchera hybrids (HEUCHERA is pronounced who-kerr-ah)
Of all our perennial flowers, this is our favorite. The wide variety of foliage colors and flowers make our perennial beds at home the talk of the neighborhood. There are coral bells for sun, shade, and in-between. Hummingbirds and butterflies love them. Roger enjoys his morning cup of coffee in the summer watching the hummingbirds hard at work on the coral bells right off our deck. Also make a fine cut flower.
Due to our expansion of this hot selling perennial, we are now dedicating a page just to the them. In addition to the standards we have always carried, there are new introductions from ProvenWinners® and hot new, very unique hybrids from Terra Nova's® breeding program!
All PVP plants sent with patent tags. All royalties have been paid by us. Propagation of PVP varieties prohibited.
See the bottom of the page for care directions.
Purple Petticoats above
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TERRA NOVA® INTRODUCTIONS |
PROVENWINNERS® Dolce Series® Others: The Standards
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Culture information for growing your Coral Bells
Coral bells are low, mound shaped plants growing to about 12-18 inches. Flowering occurs in late spring to early summer with flowers rising to about 24 inches. The flowers are an airy cluster of bell-like flowers. Repeat blooming can be expected throughout the summer if the old flowers are removed and plants are kept watered.
Coral bells prefers rich, well drained soil in a full sun to partial shade location depending on variety. Good drainage is very critical and growth is very poor in heavy clay soils. Also, when growing in containers, do NOT over water! Best container mix to use is one that is heavy on composted bark, sand, and/or perlite. Avoid mucky type mixes or any that are very heavy in peat moss. Do not use garden soil in containers.
Coral Bells are moderate feeders and benefit from several light applications of an all purpose fertilizer.
Note that most varieties will change foliage color throughout the different seasons. This is normal!! Those with beige to light burgundy colors may turn a dull purple if temperatures exceed 100 degrees for an extended time. Normal color will come back when temperatures cool off. The most vivid colors are in spring and late fall.
Use coral bells as an edger at the front of a border, plant a single plant in the rockery, or group a few together for more impact. Use odd numbers for a group (3, 5, 7, etc.).
The plants should be divided every three years in early spring or late fall.
Coral bells benefit from a winter mulch where freezing and thawing soil causes heaving.
Milan, IL 61264
309-756-1967
Fax: 309-756-1058
