| Description | A coarse looking very tough perennial for the partial shaded areas of the garden. |
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| Pronunciation | (ber-GEN-i-a)(kor-di-FOL-i-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | prefers partial shaded, in full sun the foliage may burn. |
| Moisture | prefers moist, tolerates average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | pink or white, borne on scapes held above the foliage |
| Leaves | shiny, leathery, waxy, thick and green, produced in clumps from the rhizome, turn purple in the fall, somewhat evergreen depending on the zone |
| Dimensions | 12 inches tall, |
| Maintenance | not an invasive spreader slowly increasing by rhizomes |
| Propagation | seeds or division |
| Misc Facts | Bergenia was named after Karl August von Bergen an 18th century German Botany teacher. |
| Author's Notes | The largest and best looking planting of Bergenia that I have seen was on the Mackinac Island (5a) in Michigan (USA). Covered hundreds of square feet and there seemed to little or no damage to the leaves. |
| Notes & Reference | #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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