Berrybank Nursery, 5 Boggs Holdings, Pencaitland, East Lothian, EH34 5BA
Bergenia purpurascens
Common Name: 'Elephant's ears'AGM. Clumps of oval, dark green leaves becoming beetroot-red in winter. Magenta flowers in spring on slender, graceful stems. Apr-May. H45cm S45cm.
Care Instructions
Best grown in moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in sun or partial shade. Dislikes hot, dry conditions but tolerates poor soil and exposed sites.
- Herbaceous Perennials
- Good for ground cover
- Good for low allergen gardens
- Award of Garden Merit
- Good for partial shade
- Good for sun
- Good for clay
- Good for well-drained soil
- Purple flowers
- Good for spring
- 30cm to 60cm
- Ground Cover
Plant No: 419