Heuchera micrantha Melting Fire

Companion to Malachite is just as uniform and good looking, with the same excellent quality, costeffective production, strong garden performance and good weather tolerance. Beautiful, large plants display strong curled leaves in an intense purple-red. The young leaves on the full-grown plants are bright blood red, which offers an exciting “hot” centre in each plant for a great contrast in mixed containers. True tissue culture alternative.

Technical information

Novelty Characteristic:

Unique rufflled leaf type with rich red leaf colour.

Colour:

Rich red foliage

Flowering Period:

flowering occurs mainly in 2nd year

Type:

Annual, O.P., Diploid

Use:

Bedding

Seed:

Approx. 20.000 seeds per gram

Plant:

Height: 15 cm; Spread: 20 cm

Growing:

Sow in January/early February at 20°C. Sow 3-5 seeds/plug; do not cover the seeds. Maintain high relatively humidity, germinate in light. Grow at 18°C. Transplant plugs into 10-12 cm pot 8-9 weeks after sowing. Use well-drained soil, pH 5.5-6.5; Heuchera requires high levels of fertilisation; plant out in garden when plants in pot are well-rooted.

Planting:

Plant out mid may, 12 plants/m2. in sunny, half shade spot. Hardy.

Registration details

Breeder:

Kieft Seed

Entry number:

07/05

Protection Period:

20 years

Expiry Date:

2025-12-31