Bergenia cordifolia

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Flower colour

bright red,

red,

pink

Flowering Time

April, May

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

semi-shade

Soil

humos, loamy, sandy-loamy, sandy, permeable, all substrates

perennials

Bergenia cordifolia

Characteristics:

Habit

Extender across large areas with fleshy underground and above ground stems gradually forming dense carpets of leaves; moderate growth

Blossom

Single flowers like bells, dense cymes on strong peduncles, just above the leaves, bluish carmine, April to May

Leaves

Decid or semi-evergreen, waxed, thick and coarse-leathery, round to broadly oval, 20-30 cm; bronze shoots turning shiny dark green, often metallic brownish red in autumn and winter

Demands

Sun if humidity is high, otherwise no direct sunlight to semi-shade, tolerates warmth, usually frost hardy, flowers sensitive to late frost, protection from winter sun and dry easterly winds advised; otherwise very robust and long-lived

Soil

Fresh to moist, humic, well-drained, any garden soil.

Bee pasture/nectar

Synonyms

B. crassifolia cordifolia

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
SANA008710	Pot	€3.20

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
SANA008710	Pot	€3.20