What is the difference between geyhera and geyherella

Geucherella is one of the many herbaceous plants widely used in landscape design. For more than 100 years of the existence of this hybrid, breeders have bred a fairly large number of its varieties. Varieties and types of geyherella with a photo and name, the description of which is given below, are the most famous, they can be found more often than others.

Description of geyherella with photo

In the wild, geyherella (lat. Heucherella) does not grow, since this plant is an artificially bred hybrid. It was obtained as a result of intergeneric crossing of geyhera (lat. Heuchera) and tiarella (lat. Tiarella) in 1912 in France. As a result of further breeding work, many varieties of geyherella were bred, and now this plant is rightfully considered one of the most popular among lovers of ornamental gardening.

The pattern on the leaves of geyherella gives the plant a special flavor

The main parameters and characteristics of this plant are summarized in the table:

Varieties and types of geyherella

There are a huge number of varieties of geyherella in the world. Breeding work in this direction continues, so new items appear almost every year. Here are the main varieties and types of geyherella (with photo), most often found in landscape design and ornamental gardening.

They are Eclipse

Geucherella Solar Eclipse (Solar eclipse) with its color really resembles a solar eclipse. The leaves are rounded, very showy, reddish-brown, edged with a light green stripe. The bush is compact, 0,25-0,3 m high. The flowers are small, white, collected in small loose panicles.

Geucherella Solar Eclipse blooms in early summer

Redstone Falls

Geyherella Redstone Falls is a relatively young variety, it was bred only in 2016. The plant is a sprawling wide shrub about 0,2 m high. The color of the leaves depends on the intensity of lighting. With a lot of sunlight, the color of the plates is red with darker veins; with lower light, the foliage becomes orange or yellow with a green tint. The flowers are small, light pink, collected in medium-sized panicles.

Geucherella Redstone Falls can grow as a potted species

Hopscotch

Geyherella Hopscotch (Hopscotch) grows in the form of a rounded bush with a height and width of 0,4-0,45 m. The color of the leaves resembles the pulp of a grapefruit, a cross between red and orange, near the veins the color is more dense. In the heat, the leaf plates become yellowish-green with an olive tint, and in autumn they turn red with a bronze tint. In May-June, the plant produces numerous small flowers with white petals.

Hopscotch colors change throughout the season

Sweet Tea

Geyherella Sweet Tea (Sweet Tea) grows as a wide spreading bush about 0,4 m high and 0,6-0,65 m wide. The leaves have a red-orange color with a hint of cinnamon, and in summer the color is darker and more saturated, in autumn the plates become light. The flowers are white, small, appear in early summer.

Sweet Tea is a relatively young variety, bred in 2008 in Oregon (USA)

Kimono

Geykherella Kimono (Kimono) is a low rounded shrub with a height and diameter of about 0,3 m. The variety is distinguished by a star-shaped leaf shape with an elongated central beam. The plate is green with a silvery tint, brownish near the veins. The flowers are pinkish-white and appear in May-June.

Geucherella Kimono leaves have a strongly serrated edge.

Sunrise Falls

Geyherella Sunrise Falls forms a low creeping bush about 0,2-0,25 m high and up to 0,7 m in diameter. The leaves are bright yellow, with an ocher pattern along the veins. By autumn, the color becomes more saturated, the red color becomes predominant. The flowers are white, small, collected in wide loose panicles.

Sunrise Falls blooms in the middle of summer

Stoplight

Geykherella Stoplight (Stoplight) forms a rather undersized bush, its height is only about 0,15 m, while the diameter can be 0,25-0,3 m. The leaf plate has rounded contours, is painted yellow with a greenish tint. The central part and veins are bright, burgundy. As it grows, the amount and intensity of the red color increases. The flowers are small, white, collected in loose inflorescences – panicles, appear in early summer.

Heucherella Stoplight is often used as a border plant.

Solar Power

Geyherella Solar Power (Solar power) forms a hemispherical bush of medium density with a height of about 0,3 m and a diameter of 0,4 m. Leaf plates have rounded contours. They are light yellow with red-brown spots along the veins and in the region of the central part, as they grow, the color becomes darker, a green tint appears.

Geyherella Solar Power blooms in mid-May

Buttered Rum

Geykherella Buttered Rum (Buttered Rum) has a very bright expressive color of the leaves. During the season, the color of this variety changes from caramel-orange at first to red-pink, and by autumn it becomes a rich burgundy. The flowers are medium-sized, white, begin to appear in the second half of May.

Geyherella Buttered Rum – colors of autumn

Honey rose

Geykherella Honey Rose forms a wide hemispherical bush about 0,3 m high. The color of the leaves of this variety is unusual, dark veins on a coral-pink background form a complex pattern. Peduncles appear on the plant in late spring.

Numerous flowers of Honey Rose with cream-colored petals are collected in lush cone-shaped panicles.

Alabama Sunrise

Geykherella Alabama Sunrise (Alabama sunrise) is distinguished by rather large rounded leaves. During the season, their color changes from light green to yellow-orange, while the veins and the central part of the plate have a red-brown hue. Bushes with a height and diameter of not more than 0,3 m. The flowers are white, appear in June.

Alabama Sunrise bushes are low and rounded

Tapestry

Geykherella Tapestry (Tapestry) has leaf plates of an unusual shape, 2 lobes are pronounced on them. Their coloring is also very specific. The edge of the sheet is green with a bluish tint, then the shade changes to silver. The veins and the center are painted in a violet-blue tone. Light pink flowers appear in mid-summer. Heucherella Tapestry bush is compact, about 0,25 m high, with peduncles up to 0,4 m.

Geucherella Tapestri will appeal to lovers of non-standard colors

Brass Lantern

Geucherella Brass Lantern (Brass Lantern) grows a low sprawling bush about 0,3 m high and 0,5 m in diameter. The foliage of this variety is very bright, has a golden peach color with red veins and a center. In June, the plant has numerous small flowers, due to which the height of the plant increases by almost 1,5 times.

Brass Lanteri inflorescences – small cone-shaped panicles

Gunsmoke

Geucherella Gunsmoke (Gunsmoke) changes the color of the leaves several times during the season. In early spring they are brown, in May the plates turn purple-red. Over time, the leaves acquire an ash-silver hue, it lasts until autumn. After that, the color returns to brown tones with an orange tint. Against the background of a dark bush, numerous white flowers that appear in May look very decorative.

The height of the geyherella Gansmoke with peduncles is about 0,35 m

Bridget Bloom

Bridget Bloom Geyherella begins to bloom in June. At this time, numerous light coral petals stand out brightly against the background of juicy green leaves with brown veins and a dark center. Bush up to 0,3 m high, with peduncles – up to 0,45 m.

Bush Bridget Bloom low, compact

Like Frost

Mint Frost is one of the late flowering varieties of geyherella. Numerous buds with cream-colored petals begin to appear on this plant only in the last summer month. The leaves are green, with a dense silver tint, intensifying towards the end of the season. At the same time, red tones begin to appear in the color by autumn. The bush is low, up to 0,25 m, the diameter does not exceed 0,35 m.

The silver color of the leaves of Mint Frost resembles frost

Burnished Bronze

Geykherella Barnished Bronze (Burnished Bronze) grows as a sprawling bush up to 0,25 m high, while its width can reach up to 0,45 m. The leaves of the plant are colored in various shades of bronze. Numerous paniculate inflorescences with pale pink petals adorn this variety from May to July.

Geucherella Barnished Bronze blooms profusely and for a long time

Yellowstone Falls

Geyherella Yellowstone Falls (Yellowstone Falls) – a small compact bush about 0,2 m high and twice as wide. Leaf plates are rounded, painted in yellow-green color. In the central part and along the veins, numerous rounded crimson specks are visible. This variety blooms in early summer.

Geicherella Yellowstone Falls can be used as a ground cover

Heucherella in landscape design

Due to the abundance of shapes and colors, geyherella has found the widest application both among lovers of ornamental gardening and among professional landscape designers. The plant is used to create mixborders and flower beds, which combine different varieties.

Geyherella goes well with large stones

Geicherella is planted along rocky paths, near the walls of houses and buildings. Bushes look great both in single plantings and in group.

Geyherella looks great in mixed plantings

Due to its small size, geyherella can be used in the garden as a container plant. It will look great in a flowerpot or on a dais.

Geicherella can be grown in a pot

Here are some varieties of geyherella suitable for use in landscaping:

1. Red Rover (Red Rover). A very ornamental variety with thin carved leaves in red with a hint of copper. The veins and middle are burgundy. In the heat it takes on an olive tint. The height of the bush can reach up to 0,25 m, the width – twice as much.
   
   

   Red Rover variety begins to bloom in June

2. Fire Frost (Fire Frost). Variety with wide leaves of a yellow-green hue, with burgundy-brown veins. Bush up to 0,35 m in height. The flowers are small, white, appear in early summer.
   
   

   Bush Fire Frost is round and compact

3. Sunspot (Sunspot). The plant forms a rounded bush with a height of about 0,25 m and a rosette diameter of up to 0,4 m. The leaves are round, yellow with a golden hue, the veins and the central part are burgundy-brown. Numerous flowers with pink petals adorn the plant throughout the first half of summer.
   
   

   The pattern in the central part of the leaves of Heucherella Sunspot visually resembles a star with an elongated central beam.

4. Plum Cascade (Plum Cascade). The plant forms a rounded spreading bush about 0,25 cm high and 0,5-0,6 m in diameter. The leaf plates are carved, with a clearly defined tucked edge, purple in tone with a silver tint. The flowers are light pink, grow almost throughout the summer.
   
   

   Variety Plum Cascade has a long flowering period

5. Cooper Cascade (Cooper Cascade). A very beautiful, bright red shrub whose foliage has peach, coral and copper hues. The height is about 0,3 m, the diameter is slightly larger. Flowers with white petals appear at the beginning of the first summer month.
   
   

   Cooper Cascade looks great as a potted plant

Methods of reproduction

Geyherella cannot be propagated by seed, as it is an artificial hybrid that does not form fruits. Therefore, this plant can only be propagated vegetatively, by methods such as dividing the rhizome or cuttings.

To cut cuttings from a bush, you need to take young annual shoots that appear in the spring. Rooting them is done in water with the addition of a root formation stimulator, for example, Kornevin. It may take about 1 month for the cuttings to form their own root system. After that, they can be transplanted into a container with a nutrient substrate or into a greenhouse for growing. Usually rooted cuttings take root well and quickly start growing. After the appearance of several pairs of leaves, seedlings can be transplanted to a permanent place in open ground.

2-3 growth buds should remain on each division

Dividing the bush is the best way to propagate geyherella. It is recommended to divide an adult bush once every 1-3 years, this will not only increase the decorative effect of the plant, but also prevent its aging. This can be done at the end of July or at the beginning of August. Here are the main steps in this procedure:

1. The bush is completely dug out of the ground.
2. The roots are washed with water from a hose or in a bucket.
3. Cut off dried stems.
4. With an ax or a knife, the rhizome is divided into parts so that in each division there are several shoots with their own root system.
5. The resulting seedlings are planted in a permanent place.

Planting and care

Geucherella is a rather unpretentious plant and usually does not cause much trouble to the gardener. If you choose the right place for planting it and provide the shrub with at least minimal care, then it will delight you with its decorative appearance every year.

When and how to plant

Most often, geyherella is planted immediately after dividing the rhizome. This procedure is carried out after the end of flowering, at the end of summer or at the beginning of autumn. By the same time, seedlings are gaining strength, which are grown from annual cuttings. The landing site is chosen taking into account the following requirements:

1. Diffused sunlight or partial shade from larger trees or objects.
2. Loose, breathable fertile soil.
3. Neutral or slightly alkaline soil reaction.
4. Good drainage of flower beds or beds.
5. Groundwater occurrence far from the surface.
6. The site should not be swampy or flooded.

Transplantation is carried out together with a clod of earth on the roots.

A flower bed or area for planting geyherella must first be dug up, adding a small amount of phosphorus and potash fertilizers. Organics are also suitable, for example, humus with wood ash. Seedlings or delenki are installed in holes vertically at a distance of 0,3-0,35 m from each other, if the planting is group. The root system is covered with soil, and then the flower bed is abundantly moistened.

Peculiarities of growing

Although geyherella belongs to frost-resistant plants, it is better to cover it with spunbond or other material for the winter. This is not due to the cold, but to the need to protect the plant from sunlight. Geyherella hibernates without shedding leaves. When the bright sun hits them, a strong evaporation of moisture occurs, while the dormant root system is unable to make up for its loss. If you do not protect the plant during this period, then by spring it will simply dry out. Otherwise, the care procedures do not differ from the standard ones.

Diseases and pests

Geicherella is resistant to diseases and pests. Only the wrong choice of a place for planting, violations of the water regime or increased acidity of the soil can weaken its condition. Excess moisture can provoke the appearance of root rot, in which case the plant must be dug up and transplanted to a more suitable place. For the same reason, other fungal diseases can develop, such as powdery mildew or brown spot. The affected areas must be cut and burned, and the shrub itself must be treated with fungicides.

Slugs damage not only geyherella, but also many other garden plants.

If the geyherella planting site is shaded and wet, then slugs can attack it. These gastropods can greatly spoil the decorative effect of bushes by eating leaves on them. Slugs are fought with various traps, collected by hand, and soda or crushed eggshells are scattered around the stems.

The difference between geyhera and geyherella

Geuchera is the closest relative of Geucherella. It was used as one of the parent forms for this hybrid. Both plants are ornamental shrubs and are widely used to decorate garden plots and in landscape design. Their main difference is that geyherella is an independent species, a plant that propagates by seeds and is found in the wild, and geyherella is a hybrid obtained by artificial means.

In appearance, geyhera can be distinguished from geyherella by several signs. It is larger, its flower stalks are higher, but the flowering is not so long. Geucherella inflorescences resemble panicles of small star-shaped flowers and in this they are more like tiarellas – a different parental form.

Conclusion

The listed varieties and types of geyherella with a photo and name are far from a complete list. There are many varieties of this ornamental perennial shrub, and every year breeders bring out more and more new ones. Geucherella definitely deserves the attention of both amateurs and professionals of landscape design, and her numerous awards only confirm this.