Originally release for the Fairy Garden trend , this dwarf and regal clumping heucherella is now also finding its way of life to the mainstream container gardening trend . The heucherella in interrogation is ‘ Indigo Frost ’ , a variety bred by Terra Nova Nurseries and widely enter in 2018 . “ Although the Fairy Gardening business and the overall demand for heucherella has somewhat decreased in recent year , we are happy that the popularity as a mainstream container gardening plant life is increasing , ” says Chuck Pavlich , Terra Nova ’s theater director of fresh product development .
Chuck Pavlich tell ‘ Indigo Frost ’ .
make water it mainstreamTerra Nova did not invent heucherella but sure enough made them mainstream , according to Pavlich . " When we discovered how to put colors into the breeding , that is when we had a hit on our men . ”
Solid interestWhile wide interest in heucherella and Fairy Gardening have waned to a stage , there is still solid interest in the genus for its unique trait , he explain . " to boot , while many opt heuchera for its unusually big leafage , heucherella and varieties like Heucherella ‘ Indigo Frost ’ are still used for many small - outer space gardens , tighter beds and borders , patios , and containers . "
Performance is keyPerformance is the key trait in heucherella that growers and consumer value . “ Consumers and grower all need the same thing – no problems . Growers like the ease of maturation , the novelty of the foliage and the versatility . And gardeners , particularly the ones " in the know , " like the fact that the leafage smells just like fresh - cut cucumbers . No kidding ! Knock - knock . What ’s purple and smells like a cucumber ? ' Indigo Frost ' ! ” , he jokes .
Their first commercial dwarf and over-embellished clumping typeAlso for Terra Nova Nurseries , Heucherella ‘ Indigo Frost ’ holds a exceptional place in their hearts . “ It is special to us as it is our first commercial-grade gnome and our first purple clumping eccentric . ” They unloose it in small numbers in 2016 and then wide - released two years subsequently . “ Gully Gardens in Fort Collins , Colo. , was chosen as the first launching point for this product . They had a booming and profitable Fairy Gardening stage business , and we feel they had the veracious intermixture of intersection and bombilation . ”
High requirement from at - home gardenerPavlich believes the demand for Heucherella ‘ Indigo Frost ’ will stay beyond the Fairy Garden style . “ It has found its path to become a mainstream container gardening plant , and due to the in high spirits demand from the quarantine , at - home gardener , we believe there will be continued or regenerate interest . We find positively charged feedback about the motley , so we believe it indeed has a futurity . ”
Future for the heucherellaAnd what about the future of the heucherella ? Pavlich : “ While genus Heuchera is cut because of its high popularity , heucherella still has a place within the market place , and ultimately , in the garden and landscape painting . We are actively breeding these genera and adding feature that really only Terra Nova can bring . So detain tune up . ”
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