There's so many to choose from, but my number one pick is Heuchera 'Pistache'. Its that same limey color as Heucheras like 'Lime Rickey' and 'Citronelle', but I love it more because of its oak-shaped leaves and gorgeous fall color! Wow!
This is one of Theirry Delabroye's hybrid's. It has a lot of Heuchera villosa blood in it, which makes it more humity tolerant. So does 'Citronelle', another one of Theirry's hybrids, but Theirry himself said he 'Pistache' is a better plant. In fact, I overheard him say that he wouldn't have introduced 'Citrolle' if he had known he would eventually breed 'Pistache'.
I planted a mass of Heuchera 'Pistache' and Heuchera 'Paris' along the side of my boyfriend's house this fall. We'll see how it looks in the spring! I think I might plant a darker Heuchera, like Heuchera 'Blackout' and Brunnera 'Jack Frost' beside them as well.
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My favorite new Heuchera is Citronelle. It has bright foliage and is humidity resistant which is good for the SE USA.
I also found an interesting article about them from Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, NC at: (www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Plants/Genus/Heuchera)
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