Perennials: Frosted Violet !!, 1 by sempervirens

sempervirens wrote:
michaeljo,
I never cut back my heuchera, just remove browned leaves. The heucheras do have a winter presence in the garden. Some, like Kimono and the related Tellima change color in the cold weather. I do have to watch out for frost heave. After the ground is frozen I gather all the discarded Christmas trees in the neighborhood and use the branches I cut from them over all the garden plants. I've always planted out whatever was left in pots so I can't tell you how they survive that way in the winter.
Kimono is in front and Bronze Wave is in the back, after the first frost. I couldn't have matched that pansy color with the Heuchera if I had planned it that way. Interestingly I have 2 other Kimono plants, all divisions from 1 original, that haven't turned color.