Heuchera ‘Venus’

Heuchera ‘Venus’ after I brought it home on 4-23-17, #321-6.

Heuchera ‘Venus’

I brought my Heuchera ‘Venus’ home from Lowe’s on April 23, 2017. I have several similar cultivars on my wishlist, so I was glad to bring this one home with me.

Heuchera ‘Venus is part of the Planet Collection hybridized by Wijnhout from the Netherlands. Introduced in 2003.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 5-31-17, #330-14.

Heuchera ‘Venis is a beautiful cultivar with silvery-green leaves and dark green/maroon veins. A very striking combination!

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 6-11-17, #343-16.

USEFUL INFORMATION:
Family: Saxifragaceae
Origin: Hybridized by Wijnhout of the Netherlands
Zones: USDA Zones 4a-9b (-30 to 25° F)
Size: 8-12” tall x 10-12” wide
Light: Sun to part shade
Soil: Rich, moist, well-drained soil
Water: Average. Prefers moist soil but not wet.
Flowers: White flowers on 15″ stems in late spring to mid-summer
Propagation: From division after three years.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 6-18-17, #345-21.

In mild winters, their leaves will remain evergreen but in cold winters they will completely die back. They are sensitive to frost heaving like Hosta so you may need to mulch your Heuchera AFTER the ground freezes. This will help keep their ground frozen somewhat. Continual freezing and thawing will heave their roots up losing contact with the soil. They don’t need much mulch, though, because they still need good drainage over the winter.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 7-19-17, #357-32.

Heuchera only requires a little maintenance. Trim off dead or damaged leaves in the spring and throughout the summer. Deadhead spent flowers to keep them looking tidy.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 8-29-17, #369-61.

Although they do like consistently moist soil, they do not want it overly wet. They become fairly drought tolerant once established.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 10-11-17, #382-33.

Even when temps started cooling down in the evening, the Heuchera ‘Venus’ was still looking good.

<<<<2018>>>>

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 4-8-18, #423-12.

We made it through the winter even though January was very cold. As some of the perennials started to emerge in April, they were met with continual cool temps.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 4-13-18, #425-15.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ was starting to look pretty good although the cool temps seemed to give them a hard time.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 5-6-18, #436-23.

The spring weeds kept me busy. The lack of early moisture didn’t help much.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 5-17-18, #443-40.

Moles are another problem in this area. I learned a few things about planting a shade bed under Chinese Elm trees…

The Chinese Elm leaves are a Japanese Beetle magnet. The beetles lay eggs in the soil beneath the trees and then the moles feed on their grubs during the winter. This can cause serious problems when the moles burrow under plants which leaves their roots dangling in a hole.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 6-14-18, #459-24.

Heuchera ‘Venus wasn’t as bothered by the moles as a few of the other Heuchera. Even so, the Heuchera in this bed didn’t do all that well in 2018. Well, the heat for one thing.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 7-29-18, #487-50.

The Japanese Beetle invasion was worse in 2018 than in 2017. The once shady area turned in to a lightly shaded area. That meant more watering. I intended to mulch a little more, but with other things to do and it getting hot, it didn’t get done. As you can see in the photo, the dead elm leaves covered the ground. It was quite an ordeal. The Hosta and Heuchera needed a lot of additional water.

Hopefully, 2019 will be much better. I may move the shade bed to the north side of the house away from the elm trees.

<<<<2019>>>>

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 3-7-19, #551-5.

Spring was right around the corner so I took a few photos of the perennials that have started coming up. The Heuchera normally don’t completely disappear over the winter unless it is very cold. The above photo shows the Heuchera ‘Venus’ with a little new growth on March 7, 2019.

I really like my Heuchera ‘Venus’ companion. It was a little strange that its veins started out marron and turned dark green.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 4-7-19, #558-12.

The Heuchera ‘Venus’ is looking very good a month later on April 7.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 4-20-19, #560-11.

NICE!

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 4-23-19, #562-7.

The Heuchera ‘Venus’… They say a photo is worth a thousand words but I can honestly tell you this Heuchera looks even better in person. It seems to like its Red Clover companion.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 5-5-19, #566-30.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ always looks great!

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 5-5-19, #566-31.

Heuchera ‘Venus’was starting to bud when the above photo was taken on May 5, 2019.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 5-25-19, #576-34.

The Red Clover seems to be a permanent part of Heuchera ‘Venus’. Sometimes it is taller than the plant so I have to remove the clover stems to get a good photo. The Red Clover has deep and strong taproots…

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 8-11-19, #613-13.

August 11 was the last day I took photos of the plants in the shade bed. They had a great summer despite the Japanese Beetle invasion. I had to keep an eye on them and water a little more often.

<<<<2020>>>>

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 3-21-20, #678-17.

Spring is in the air and the Heuchera are beginning to grow new leaves. The Heuchera ‘Venus’ is adorned with its early spring colors.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 3-30-20, #681-14.

The Heuchera ‘Venus’ always does very well and is one of the fastest growers in early spring.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 5-15-20, #700-9.

Looking great and flowering on May 14, 2020

I was fairly busy over the summer in 2020 so I didn’t get to take many photos. The plants in the shade beds did very well and we had rain off and on. Luckily, we didn’t have much of a problem with the Japanese Beetles like in 2019, so the shade beds stayed shady…

<<<<2022>>>>

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 3-20-22, #862-16.

The above photos the earlier of any Heuchera i took in 2022. It looks great for March 20!

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 4-10-23, #866-9.

Lingering cool temperatures kind of delayed the plants in the shade bed, but the Heuchera ‘Venus’ did very well during the summer. I need to do some work on the shade beds.

<<<<2023>>>>

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 2-15-23, #929-5.

It wasn’t even spring yet, but the Heuchera ‘Venus’ was peeking through the leaves on February 15, 2023.

Heuchera ‘Venus’ on 5-10-23, #938-8.

I moved all the Heuchera and Hosta to the bed along the north side of the house. Moles continued to be a problem and I can keep a better eye on them by the house. The Heuchera ‘Venus’ did very well over the summer despite the heat and drought. This plant has been one of the most reliable Heuchera I have grown. Hopefully, it will return in the spring of 2024.

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