Heuchera FYRE WING™ 'Heliodor'

Heuchera FYRE WING™ 'Heliodor': A Frilly Lime Ball for Dim Corners

'Heliodor' shows up orange and frilly, then settles into bright lime green like it finally found a style it can commit to. Deeply cut leaves on a dense, rounded mound. THE GLOW-UP IS REAL.

Plant Characteristics:

• Botanical Name: Heuchera villosa 'Heliodor'
• Common Name: Coral Bells
• Series: FYRE WING™, from Terra Nova Nurseries
• Height: 28 cm (11 in)
• Spread: 30 cm (12 in)
• Flowers: Tiny white bells
• Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer (May to June)
• Foliage: Deeply cut and frilled; orange-tinted new growth matures to bright lime green
• Features: Dense, rounded habit

Where to Plant: Lime foliage brightens dim corners, so use it at the front of a shady border, under small trees, or in containers on a north-facing step. Give it shelter from hot afternoon sun, and repeat it along a path to lead the eye through the bed.

Companion Plants: Plant FYRE WING™ 'Heliodor' in a part-shade bed with white primroses, wine-red hellebores and lavender meadow rue. Primula Crescendo® White opens white primroses at 25 cm in April and May. Helleborus HGC® Ice N' Roses® Merlot adds deep wine-red flowers at 38 to 45 cm from March to May. Thalictrum 'Lavender Mist' floats lavender sprays at 120 to 180 cm in July and August. Molinia 'Moorhexe' grows to 60 to 90 cm in flower with fine dark green blades.

Plant Care: Plant in moist, well-drained soil with plenty of compost, keeping the crown at soil level. Morning sun with afternoon shade gives the best colour, since bright lime leaves can scorch in hot, dry sun. Avoid wet clay in winter. Water regularly through the first season and in dry spells. Remove spent flower stems. Tidy winter-damaged leaves in early spring. Mulch lightly after planting to keep frost from heaving the crown. Divide every few years if the centre gets woody.

History: The FYRE WING™ series came from Terra Nova Nurseries in Oregon in 2026 as the world's first collection of lace-leaf heucheras, each named after a gem or mineral. Heliodor is the golden-yellow form of beryl, and its name comes from Greek words meaning gift of the sun.

Final Thoughts: Plant it where the morning sun hits and the afternoon backs off. Deer won't bother. LIME IN THE MORNING, LIME ALL DAY.