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A well-behaved yet durable evergreen ground cover in our zone 7a yard. It does particularly well on steep slopes (or perhaps few other things do well!) Some of it is in full sun, which does result in moderately bleached foliage. It also grows in full (and dry) shade, though even more slowly than its normally slow rate. The flowers, which bloom in late winter-early spring, are unremarkable, but they have a lovely, honey-like scent.

Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride' is a star in my zone 7a garden. It withstands Maryland's heat and humidity beautifully. Other coral bells (not of villosa descent) have not performed as well (and I've tried quite a few). It particularly flourishes in part shade, though it's growing well in full shade. Even in full sun it only has mild scorching. It appreciates being divided every couple of years, though it copes when neglected. Best of all, it attracts bees of all sorts.

We have two 'Dianas' in MD, zone 7a. They are beasts. Or neighbor was unhappy with how large they'd become, so we chopped one back to 2.5' in June - wrong timing, wrong technique. After a month's recovery, it started producing huge blossoms. It's a great plant: so robust with gorgeous flowers at a time when most of the garden has already peaked. They haven't produced any seedlings to date,