| Heucherella
'Quicksilver' (PP#11,081) is by far the most
adaptable Heucherella that we have grown. This
was a 1997 introduction from The Primrose Path,
and it won a first prize in September that same
year at the Royal Society for Horticulture
perennial plant exposition in Lisse, Netherlands.
In the spring it is consistently one of the most
admired plants in our woodland garden, and it has
proved to be an exceptionally vigorous and
enduring perennial. 'Quicksilver'
has metallic silver foliage with bronze veining.
In spring the new leaves are suffused with dark
bronze, which perfectly complements its flowers,
which open pale pink from pink buds and change to
white. The 18" flower stems are dark bronze.
As the season goes on the foliage gradually
changes to silvery green (below). Flowering may
continue on into July.We grow our plants in
humusy woodland soil in sites that receive spring
sun and light shade during the summer. We combine
them with small ferns, wild gingers, and
Epimediums like E. youngianum 'Niveum' and
E. pubigerum.
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