Pacific Northwest Gardening: Heucheras, 1 by

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On that other side I belong to, I just bought some new heucheras from Terra Nova. I'm getting these this year:
Brass Lantern, Electra, Lime Marmelade, Fire Chief, and Sweet Tea. Some are Heucherellas, which I also like. I love the caramel colored ones and the one that has done best for me is Ginger ale. I did lose a lot to the voles last year, and had to re-root several of them. I love the lime colored ones because they do well in the shade and hold their color there. Obsidian is one that actually did not do well for me, but I think it is because it did not get enough sun and was a little overgrown by other things. Gypsy dancer has done extremely well and I was able to divide that after only one year and replant the divisions. Starry Night has also done very well and both of these are on the north side of the house, geting sunshine only in the late spring through early fall. Green spice is an old standby that does very well also.
One that I really love came from Laurie in England and that is Brown Finch. It is not available in the U.S. yet and I am waiting for it to be large enough to propagate.

Now, I haven't read the propagation literature, but the way I do mine is if I divide a plant and part of it needs to be rooted, or if the roots have been eaten and I need to root it, I just clip off anything that looks broken, etc, dip in a little rooting hormone, and stick the bottom of the crown to the ground. If necessary, I use a landscaping pin to hold it in place. As long as the drainage is good, it's going to root. I don't bother doing mine in pots since these are hardy plants. They might root faster if I baby them, but there are too many other babies being cared for to have time for that in my garden. I've already done this for this year since the weather has been so nice.