Heuchera: growing from seed

Geichera: description

Heuchera is a beautiful perennial plant. It has a low height. It tolerates winter frosts in open soil. belongs to the family of saxifrage. Heuchera leaves can have various shapes. With proper care, heuchera can be 60 cm in diameter. Flowering begins in mid-summer and blooms throughout the summer season. The flowers are bell-shaped, the color of which can be completely different.

Heuchera: the advantages and disadvantages of growing from seeds

Among the advantages, one can single out: it does not require strong expenditures in terms of energy, the possibility of infection with viral infections is excluded, the seeds can be stored for a long time. Among the disadvantages: when planting by seed, the decorative feature of the plant is lost, during germination, significant losses of planting materials are possible, the seeds contain a limited amount of nutrients.

How to properly grow Heuchera from seeds

For sowing, it is best to choose the month of March-April. When choosing seeds, be sure to pay for the expiration date. Germination lasts only 6 months. For planting, it is recommended to take a container wide in volume, the height of which is at least 5 cm. You can choose any soil, the main thing is not to take too acidic soil. Then the planting material should be evenly distributed on the soil surface. It is not worth deepening the seeds, it will be enough that the soil is slightly wet. Then water the plant a little and cover it with a transparent material.

Geyhera care

In order for the plant to develop well, it needs to be provided with a sufficient amount of light. Avoid drafts. Sometimes you need to air the planting for about half an hour, lift the covering material. After about 2-3 weeks, the first shoots will appear, but the film should not be removed, just make small holes in it. Temper the plant a little from mid-May. To do this, take the container out into fresh air so that the plant is better accustomed to natural conditions. The next step is that for a couple of weeks it will be necessary to dig in the plants in the garden. And only then you can plant a plant in a permanent place (around the beginning of June).

Geyhera: transplant

It is recommended to plant a plant in open soil in the spring, but if the weather pleases with warm and sunny days, then you can plant a plant in the fall. The place for planting should be based on the characteristics of the variety, but one condition applies to everyone - plant where water does not accumulate, Heuchera does not like excess moisture. Plant in sunny locations, but avoid direct sun exposure. Otherwise, heuchera may lose its decorative appearance, it may change in the light. But if the varieties of heuchera, which have a red or burgundy color, do not have enough light, then they lose this color and turn green.

As you already understood, it is not so difficult to grow Heuchera by the seed method. Therefore, you can safely grow this plant.