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The Primrose Path is a
leading source of new heuchera, heucherella, and tiarella
hybrids. These popular new garden plants are being
eagerly sought by the public. Our plants have been bred
using species of the Appalachians that are extremely
hardy. Our customers report that our plants show superior
winter survival when overwintered outside in containers. These plants have tremendous sales potential
because they have these advantages:
• They have evergreen foliage and are
attractive year round. Most perennials have little appeal
when they are not in bloom or die down to the ground
during the cold months.
• They are in bloom in mid spring, when
most gardeners shop for perennials.
• Wild heucheras and tiarellas are
native plants. Discriminating gardeners are seeking out
native plants and selections and hybrids made from them
because of their adaptability to growing conditions in
the US.
• Many cultivars are new to the market.
Finished plants of these forms will bring premium prices.
HEUCHERAS are
adaptable to sun or shade, although most forms do best in
partial shade. The plants form a mound of evergreen
foliage. The new hybrids have amazingly colorful leaves,
patterned in shades of metallic silver and bronze-purple.
The best forms combine brightly patterned leaves with
showy spikes of small bell flowers in pink and white.
They are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Our
hybrid cultivars include species native to extreme
habitats in the mountains of the eastern US and have been
found to have dependable winter survival in nursery pots.
TIARELLAS have been bred and selected
for foliage that is often deeply cut and attractively
marked with maroon. They have showy spikes of small lacy
flowers in white or pink. The best new cultivars combine
fantastic leaf shapes with abundant flowers and extended
bloom times. These are vigorous plants for problem shade
gardens.
HEUCHERELLAS are hybrids between
heuchera and tiarella and do best in shaded gardens. They
often combine the foliage traits of both parents and have
intermediate flowers in late spring.
We promote the Primrose Path line of
plants through our book and articles and our website and
by contribution of plants to public trial and display
gardens, advertising, and personal networking. Those of
our plants that have become Blooms Selections have
additional promotion from the Blooms Program.
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