Bergenia purpurascens SDR4548
Saxifragaceae
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Habitat:
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shade, not too wet
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Flowering:
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spring
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Size:
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30
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30
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Soil:
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with humus
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Bergenia purpurascens
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Price
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£7.00
(2 litre pot)
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Order code:
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BPF-2
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It is hard to imagine that Bergenias are high alpines, but there are Chinese and Himalayan species that come from high in the mountains, in sheltered places on cliffs or in the lee of the high-altitude trees or rhododendrons. They make clumps or mats of large, rounded leaves and have panicles of bell-shaped flowers.
Bergenia purpurascens SDR4548 spreads by thick rhizomes, and has really large, glossy leaves, dark green, red when they are mature, with red stems. The spike of rich pink flowers is a bonus.
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