Can be harvested with only 2-3% of the flowers open if STS treated and held in a flower food solution, resulting in nearly all of all flowers eventually opening.
Tidbits:
Named for Johann Heinrich Heucher (1677-1747), Professor of Medicine, Wittenberg.
Most commonly seen growing in partial shade gardens. Can remain evergreen even with winter temperatures in the zero F range.
Recent Research Findings:
Yuan et al. (1995) determined that this species needs to have 12 developed leaves before flower initiation can proceed.
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