Botanical Name: Bergenia crassifolia
Common Name: Winter-blooming bergenia Type of Plant: dicot: perennial Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape low, spreading habit, foliage arising from fleshy rootstocks (rhizomes) – produces low clumps of large fleshy leaves Height 12" Spread 2-6' Growth Rate slow Environment: Exposure outdoors partial sun (full sun near the coast) Soil prefers loam – tolerates most any soil Hardiness hardy – prefers cool habitats (zones 1-9, 14-24) Morphology: Leaves palmate/pinnate, whorled-opposite, oval-obovate, 5-10" long, somewhat serrate-undulate, blades dark green, shiny, fleshy Flowers pinkish/rose, bisexual, stalked 12-18" panicles – flowers 1/2" diameter – January through April Fruit 1/8" capsule Propagation: division of clumps Usage: low facer/border plant – foliage texture in shaded areas small area ground cover – for tropical, woodsy, rustic, or informal landscapes Landscape Care: Watering prefers regular – tolerates some drought in shaded areas Fertilizing balanced in spring – iron for chlorosis Pruning occasionally thin out old clumps Pests/Diseases snails/slugs, root rot in poorly drained soils Special Conditions/Other Origin: Mongolia Family: Saxifragaceae Notes: |
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