Flora Friday: Bergenia
I think Bergenia is a great border or edging plant on the West Coast because this fast growing perennial’s elephant ear-shaped leaves often turn a dark burgundy colour over winter and send out these lovely pink blooms in the late winter / early spring. Bergenia is quick to fill in a forgotten corner of the garden or adds low maintenance beauty under trees. I use it as edging for my flower beds, under my dogwood, and to reduce soil erosion on a stepped bank near the neighbours.
Tags: bergenia, Flora Friday
February 19 2010 08:33 am | Gardening and Photography
Sunny on 22 Feb 2010 at 7:42 am #
I love Bergenia’s what a great plant!
rebecca sweet on 25 Feb 2010 at 7:21 pm #
I love Bergenia more and more…it tends to be overplanted out here and therefore deemed ‘unexciting’, but it’s such a trooper in both the sun and shade. I even found one last week which says it bears a cherry-red flower! Can’t wait to see it in bloom!