Garden Pic Wednesday: Coral Bells!
Today's Garden Pic photo is my most recent fall garden addition: this pretty Coral Bell! Their Latin name is "Heuchera." My own Coral Bell This will be my second try at growing one. I ordered a lime green one and tried growing it in a container garden, but Coral Bells don't like being overly watered. However, container gardens need frequent watering, so it died. (Remember that & don't plant them where your lawn watering system will keep them constantly wet!) This new one is in the ground in my back garden in a deeply shady spot. Coral Bells are shade lovers, highly prized for their colorful leaves and generally planted in groupings for a show of color. As you can see from this Pinterest photo I found, they come in many colors: Lots of leaf colors! Coral Bells do bloom! In spring they put up stalks loaded with little bell shaped flowers in a range of light to dark pinks & reds! Thus their name. Coral Bells in Bl...