I.D Needed! Deep Red leafs, No flowers(Yet) weird plant?

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  1. Phoenix

    Phoenix New Seed

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    Hi!

    I got two of these from TONG for £1.00 each they have grown alot and I dunno what they are....
    They was under a Unwanted Section so there was no name.....

    Does anyone know what it is?
    And does it flower at all?
    It gets stems with buds on but no flowers...

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  3. zuzu's petals

    zuzu's petals Silly Old Bat Plants Contributor

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    It looks like Heuchera, possibly the cultivar "Palace Purple"
    :-? but there are a number of red/purple varieties.
     
  4. Phoenix

    Phoenix New Seed

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    Do they ever get flowers?
     
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    zuzu's petals Silly Old Bat Plants Contributor

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    Yep, they sure do :-D and I think that the stems I see in your photo
    are the stems from where your plant flowered earlier in the season.
    This pic is the sort of flowers they get - though each variety is a little different.
    They are commonly called "Coral Bells", perhaps yours will give you some seeds. :)
     



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  6. Primsong

    Primsong Young Pine

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    A very nice one too - I have a couple varieties of coral-bells, the 'peach flambe' is my favorite as the leaves give fall colors all year long.
     
  7. digital flower

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    I really don't think the flowers are real great (just my opinion, I am sure others find them beautiful). I usually just grow them for the foliage. There seems to be a few new varieties each couple of years.
     
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    Droopy Slug Slaughterer Plants Contributor

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    I agree with digital flower. I often cut the flower stems away. But not on the red-flowering one. That is nice.

    I like the Heuchera with a metallic gleam in the foliage, but so far I've only found one of those. Maybe next year?
     
  9. Sherry8

    Sherry8 I Love Birds!

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    I agree with everyone...I had a golden one that someone had given me and it died when I moved it. I still have one like whats in the picture above. I just like different flowers in the garden...
     
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    I just popped on and spotted your plant photo. They sure look like Huechera (or coral bells) to me, too. I have a couple of them in my garden although they are beginning to 'rest' for the winter.
     
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    Sherry8 I Love Birds!

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    I agree with everyone...I have a couple different kinds. I had the caramel one also and moved it and it died. It was so pretty and I wanted it in a different place and it didn't like the move.I never cut any of the flower stems off. Have a great day...
     

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