2024年6月18日 · Bergenia, also known as pigsqueak and leather bergenia, is an herbaceous perennial that thrives in mild climates and can tolerate shady conditions, preferring soil with high organic matter. These plants have big, glossy leaves as well as springtime flowers.

Low-growing and clump-forming, bergenia is most effective when planted en masse to carpet woodland and shade gardens or to edge pathways and borders. However, it also makes a stunning specimen or container plant thanks to its bold, eye-catching foliage. On this page: Basics | Planting | Care | Varieties | Design Ideas. BASICS; HOW TO PLANT BERGENIA

Bergenia / bərˈɡɛniə / [2] (elephant-eared saxifrage, elephant's ears) is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae, native to central Asia, from Afghanistan to China and the Himalayan region.

2021年5月17日 · Bergenia, also known as pigsqueak for the sound it makes when two leaves are rubbed together, fills that shady or dappled spot in your garden where so many flowers shy away. Bergenia plant care takes very little time, as these are low-maintenance plants. Learn how to care for a bergenia plant and brighten up your shady landscape corners.

2025年3月6日 · Bergenia is an easy-to-grow, clump-forming perennial primarily used as a groundcover or as edging for walkways. This plant's foliage appears as large rosettes of glossy, leathery, gently toothed, dark-green leaves that are heart-shaped at the base.

2021年7月7日 · Bergenia is a genus of 10 species of flowering perennials from central Asia and Siberia. These are regions that go from subfreezing in the winter to downright hot in the summer, and bergenia plants are well adapted to such climates. Their native habitat ranges in temperature from -35 to 115°F.

2021年8月9日 · Bergenias are low maintenance, drought-resistant and do well in a wide range of soils, including poor, dry soils and clay. They also grow well in sun or shade. Bergenias are a great choice for the front of the border, where their bold, rounded foliage contrasts well with plants that have contrasting, finely textured leaves, such as ferns.

2021年7月14日 · Bergenia is a low maintenance evergreen perennial with large foliage and delicate flowers. Learn about 25 of the best cultivars now on Gardener's Path.

Bergenia. Common name: elephant’s ears. These easy-to-grow, evergreen perennials really earn their keep, making a year-round contribution to borders. Their large leathery leaves, often tinged red in winter, make attractive ground cover, while the …

Native to Siberia, Bergenia cordifolia (Heartleaf Bergenia) is a clump-forming evergreen perennial noted for its incredible hardiness and vigor. Borne on thick red stems in early spring, erect clusters of deep-pink flowers rise above a rosette of leathery, shiny, heart-shaped leaves.