Plant Patent Applied For. Hailed as a breeding breakthrough, this exciting Heuchera combines bright colors with elegant seasonal changes. A shot of bold, sunny color for dappled shade, it is a heat- and humidity-tolerant native perennial, evergreen in mild and warm climates, that deserves a place in the garden of everyone who values unusual foliage.
Just 10 inches high (when not in bloom) and 14 inches wide, 'Tiramisu' begins spring with neon-bright yellow leaves touched with bright red in the center. Rounded and lobed, the foliage is held in dense layers on very compact plants. As spring turns to summer, the central red mark begins to spread, until the base color of the leaf is red and the yellow, pushed to the edges, turns chartreuse. Meanwhile, the veining on each leaf begins to show, turning lime-green. Finally, a silvery overlay tops the entire leaf, as if it had been preserved to keep its remarkable colors intact. Startling, to say the least!
'Tiramisu' comes to us from Thierry Delabroye, a perennial breeder extraordinaire. H. villosa is a native species found from Virginia to Georgia. Compared to other Heucheras, it is larger and later to bloom, with rounded foliage reminiscent of maple leaves in shape and magnificent color changes. Evergreen and very well-branched, these plants tolerate our hot, humid summers better than other Heuchera species, and fare well in dappled shade. Add a few to your shade border this season and discover the carefree pleasure of these adaptable, vigorous perennials. Zones 4-9.
