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Definition of heuchera in English: heucheranoun ˈhjuːkərəˈhɔɪkərəˈhyo͞okərə A North American plant with dark green round or heart-shaped leaves and slender stems of tiny flowers. Genus Heuchera, family Saxifragaceae: many species, in particular H. sanguinea, with many ornamental cultivars Example sentencesExamples - Ferns, hostas, camellias, pieris, heucheras and many others can provide foliage interest, while flowering interest can come from fuchsias, lilies and impatiens.
- In the bed above, deep pink primroses play off the purple-leafed heuchera, pale yellow daffodils, and pink azaleas.
- Growing in part shade, the clusters of pure white bell-shaped flowers look their best as the sun moves from them and they are left to give a patch of light in front of a dark-leaved heuchera.
- Coral bells, or heucheras, have gotten a lot of attention of late for their colorful, patterned leaves.
- Even though they have small flowers, hummingbirds like heucheras.
Origin Modern Latin, named after Johann H. von Heucher (1677–1747), German botanist. Definition of heuchera in US English: heucheranounˈhyo͞okərə A North American plant with dark green round or heart-shaped leaves and slender stems of tiny flowers. Genus Heuchera, family Saxifragaceae: many species, including the white-flowered alpine heuchera (H. glabra) of the Pacific Northwest. See also alumroot, coral bells Example sentencesExamples - Growing in part shade, the clusters of pure white bell-shaped flowers look their best as the sun moves from them and they are left to give a patch of light in front of a dark-leaved heuchera.
- Coral bells, or heucheras, have gotten a lot of attention of late for their colorful, patterned leaves.
- Even though they have small flowers, hummingbirds like heucheras.
- Ferns, hostas, camellias, pieris, heucheras and many others can provide foliage interest, while flowering interest can come from fuchsias, lilies and impatiens.
- In the bed above, deep pink primroses play off the purple-leafed heuchera, pale yellow daffodils, and pink azaleas.
Origin Modern Latin, named after Johann H. von Heucher (1677–1747), German botanist. |