Bergenia

Bergenia {{{latin_name}}}	Elephant's ears
	Habit: herbaceous Height: ⇕ Width: ⇔ Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠	Exposure: ☼ full sun to shade Water: ◍ Features: ✓ Hardiness: ☃ Bloom: ❀ USDA Zones: Sunset Zones:
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Evergreen groundcover, long living and easy to propagate.

Cultivation

Bergenia calendar?
January:
February:	flowering
March:	flowering
April:	flowering
May:	flowering
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:	divide
November:	divide
December:
Notes:

Propagation

Seed in spring, division in spring or fall (every five years will rejuvenate plants).

Pests and diseases

Slugs and snails. Fungus may cause leaf spots.

Species

Bergenia cordata is often grown in gardens, with several cultivars selected.

• Bergenia ciliata
• Bergenia cordifolia
• Bergenia crassifolia
• Bergenia emeiensis
• Bergenia ligulata
• Bergenia pacumbis
• Bergenia purpurascens
• Bergenia rotblum
• Bergenia scopulosa
• Bergenia stracheyi
• Bergenia tianquanensis

Gallery

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  Bergenia x schmidtii
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  Bergenia x schmidtii

References

• w:Bergenia. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
• Bergenia QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)