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Bergenia
Pigsqueak, Bergenia
Origin: Russia.
| Family |
| Saxifragaceae |
| Genus |
| Bergenia |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 3a - 7a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 |
| Height |
| 0.3 - 0.5 m |
| Spread |
| 0.3 - 0.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Flower beds, containers, shaded borders, potted indoor or patio plant or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full to partial shade in moist, well-draining soil of any type or acidity. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Bergenia are evergreen rhizomatous perennials with leathery, rounded leaves and flower in spring. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leathery, round-ovate variegated purplish-green leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Bergenia has dense and erect clusters of bell-shaped pink or white flowers that bloom in the spring. |
| Texture Description |
| Leathery. |
| Propagation |
| Division of rhizomes. |
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