Latin name: Bergenia cordifolia
Description: Although often considered a rather common plant, it never-the-less gives a very lush, exotic feel to the garden, especially if grown en-mass as an understory planting. It is an evergreen, clump forming perennial with rounded, hart-shaped mid-green leaves up to 30cm long, with a delightful purple-blue flush in winter. In spring they produce pale to dark pink nodding flowers on fleshy upright stems. ‘Purpurea’ is a form with rich purple-red with magenta-purple flowers.
Hardiness: Very hardy as B. cordifolia comes from Siberia!
Height: 45cm when in flower
Position: Partial to full shade
Soil: humus rich well drained soil
Water: Drought tolerant once established
Usage: Very useful plant for shade to deep shade areas where little else will grow
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Debbie - who has written 872 posts on My Climate Change Garden.
I am not an experienced gardener - more of an enthusiastic amateur who learns by trial and error and who is keen to "manage" the effects of shifting weather patterns on my garden.
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Thu, Apr 10, 2008
Exotic