How to grow Heucheras in the UK
Grown for its leaves - in purple, lime, orange or silver - colour in shade all year.
- DifficultyEasy peasy
- WhereBeds or Pots
- Sunpart shade or shade
- Grows to30cm
- Spacing35cm
- Time to first pickabout 6 weeks
- Typeperennial
When to sow, plant and harvest heucheras
| Plant | mid March to mid June or early September to late October |
|---|---|
| In flower | early March to late November |
Dates are for central England. Sow about two weeks later in the north and Scotland, and up to two weeks earlier in the south and south west. Get the dates for your postcode.
Planting it
- Water your new plants in their pots first
- Dig a hole a bit bigger than the pot
- Tip the plant out gently, holding the leaves, not the stem
- Pop it in the hole, firm the soil around it, and water well
- Space the plants about 35cm apart each way
Top tips for growing heucheras
- Great in pots. Vine weevil grubs eat the roots - check pots in spring.
Soil and feeding
Poor soil - really!. Nasturtiums flower best in poor soil. Feed them and you get all leaves and no flowers.
Harvesting and eating heucheras
Enjoy the leaves all year, and the tiny flower spikes in summer.
Saving your own heucheras seed
Autumn or early spring.
- Dig up a big clump
- Pull or cut it into two or three pieces, each with roots and shoots
- Replant them - more plants for free, and the old one grows better too
Where to buy heucheras plants
Thompson & Morgan · Suttons · Amazon
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Heucheras questions
When do I plant out heucheras?
Plant heucheras out from mid March to mid June or early September to late October.
When can I enjoy heucheras?
Heucheras is ready from early March to late November. Enjoy the leaves all year, and the tiny flower spikes in summer.
How long do heucheras take to grow?
Roughly 6 weeks from sowing or planting until the first harvest.
Are heucheras easy to grow?
Heucheras are rated 'easy peasy' for beginners, and can be grown in the ground or a raised bed or in pots and containers.
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