The Heuchera Fyre Wing Series from Terra Nova Takes Flight
Terra Nova Nurseries has announced the release of the Heuchera Fyre Wing™ Series, which is the first lace-leaf heuchera collection in the world and a new morphology for the genus.
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Terra Nova Nurseries’ Heuchera Fyre Wing Series originates from a rare breeding breakthrough and years of careful selection and stabilization. With leaves that appear to unfurl like finely laced wings, the series’ seven inaugural varieties are inspired by dragon lore and the treasured gemstones long associated with these mythical creatures, with each heuchera displaying foliage colors that echo the depth, glow and character of its namesake gem.
According to traditions, dragons are notorious for hoarding treasures, specifically gold and gems, which form the shells of their eggs. To celebrate this beloved folklore legend’s connection, Terra Nova has named the introductory collection of the Fyre Wing Series varieties “The Seven of the Lace Crown,” which includes seven brand-new heuchera varieties in colors reminiscent of precious gemstones:
- ‘Amber’
- ‘Heliodor’
- ‘Hematite’
- ‘Jadeite’
- ‘Jet’
- ‘Rhodonite’
- ‘Spinel’
Each represents a unique expression of color found in nature and is seen in the foliage colors of the new plants.
“Since Terra Nova’s start in 1992, we’ve introduced more than 1,000 new plant varieties, each unique in their own way. However, some new plants or series are developed that simply stand out from the rest,” says Chuck Pavlich, Director of New Product Development at Terra Nova Nurseries. “The Heuchera Fyre Wing Series has that special, one-in-a-million quality. The deeply cut, lace-like foliage creates a level of texture and dimension that hasn’t existed in the category until now.”
Heuchera Fyre Wing™ ‘Amber’
Heuchera Fyre Wing ‘Amber’ is born in autumn’s golden hour and embodies warmth, featuring golden-amber foliage that transitions through copper and burnished copper-umber tones with the seasons.
Heuchera Fyre Wing™ ‘Heliodor’
Heuchera Fyre Wing ‘Heliodor’ chases light across garden paths with its deeply cut, frilled lime-green foliage, orange-tinted new growth, and a dense, rounded habit.
Heuchera Fyre Wing™ ‘Hematite
Heuchera Fyre Wing ‘Hematite’ carries the strength of iron-rich earth, displaying dragon wing-like leaves in rich cordovan red accented by copper highlights.
Heuchera Fyre Wing™ ‘Jadeite’
Heuchera Fyre Wing ‘Jadeite’ produces fuzzy emerald-green foliage and vigorous growth, bringing texture and freshness to mixed plantings.
Heuchera Fyre Wing™ ‘Jet’
Heuchera Fyre Wing ‘Jet’ is hatched beneath a moonless sky and combines black foliage and silvery hairs for a reflective appearance distinct from other heuchera.
Heuchera Fyre Wing™ ‘Rhodonite
Heuchera Fyre Wing ‘Rhodonite’ showcases an unusual shifting combination of rose, violet, purple and copper on delicate-looking, finely cut foliage.
Heuchera Fyre Wing™ ‘Spinel
Heuchera Fyre Wing ‘Spinel’ feature purple-bronze, lacy leaves with hints of red and silver that cover this densely packed plant.
Birth certificates were conceptualized and created by Terra Nova for each of the varieties and their dragon counterparts to highlight their origin stories. Each birth certificate includes the variety’s unique lore, illustrations of the dragon’s claw prints symbolic of the foliage, and the corresponding gemstone.
The collection’s varieties are supported by “The Lore of the Lace Crown” tale, which is the mythos about the “dragons” in the series and was developed by Terra Nova’s breeding and marketing teams. The Lore of the Lace Crown informational narrative serves as the new plant series’ backstory to creatively unify the collection with the world’s popular dragon fiction. According to the story, each variety embodies a distinct natural characteristic — warmth, light, renewal, shadow, balance, earth/ember or twilight — represented through its color, texture and growth habit.
Terra Nova plans to continue expanding the series in future years as new colors and unique traits emerge from the lace-leaf breeding program. The initial seven varieties of the Fyre Wing Series will be available in limited introductory quantities, with availability scheduled to increase in 2027; pre-orders are required, with orders first collected at Cultivate’26. Additionally, Terra Nova has partnered with Bluestone Perennials to facilitate mail-order purchases from the general public in spring 2027.
All of the Fyre Wing varieties are included in Terra Nova’s new 2026-2027 catalog, which follows the theme “There Be Fyre Wing”. The catalog features “The Laced Wings of Seven,” an original fantasy short story behind the new collection. The story is told throughout the catalog in short excerpts, following the discovery of seven magical, colorful dragon eggs and how they came to be the “Seven of the Lace Crown.”
Terra Nova’s creative marketing team combined custom illustrations, thematic collateral and whimsical storytelling to transform the introduction of Heuchera Fyre Wing Series into a fully realized brand experience, while showcasing Terra Nova’s additional new plants, proven performers and breeding innovations. The Terra Nova breeding and marketing teams also created an imaginative video narration of “The Laced Wings of Seven” story, which was narrated by Kailee Blair and can be viewed on the company’s website.
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