| Description | A Bergenia cultivar with bright pink flowers. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (ber-GEN-i-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | prefers partial shaded |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | prefers moist, tolerates average |
| Flowers | clusters, deep pink, scape holds flowers above the foliage, early May |
| Leaves | broad glossy green leaves, bronzing in the fall, evergreen to semi-evergreen, depending on the zone |
| Stems | rhizomes |
| Dimensions | 12 inches, rhizomes |
| Maintenance | not an invasive spreader slowly increasing by rhizomes |
| Propagation | division, seed of species |
| Native Site | Siberia |
| Misc Facts | Bergenia was named after Karl August von Bergen an 18th century German Botany teacher. |
| Author's Notes | By theirself Bergenia are coarse plants. Look best when planted in groups. |
| Notes & Reference | #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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