Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,200 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on ten California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Ground Covers / Perennials
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Small
Mature Height & Spread: 6-12" x 12-15"
Natural Growth Habit: Spreading, Clumping
Native To: Asia
Exposure: Partial Shade, Full Shade
Water: Medium Water
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Time: Spring
Special Features: Cold Hardy / Fall Color / Intermountain Conditions / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #1
Sunset Garden Zones: 1-9, 12-24
The large leathery leaves and rising flower stalks topped with tiny hat-like flowers of Bergenia cordifolia look like something out of a Victorian storybook. Add to that the brilliant bronze/red kissed leaves of the ‘Winterglow’ variety, and a finer groundcover for shade can be hard to come by. Bergenia cordifolia prefers moist humus rich soil, but will tolerate dryness once established. Bergenia will spread slowly by rhizomes, and looks striking in a dedicated bed, or interspersed with Hostas, smaller ferns and Hellebores.
The large leathery leaves and rising flower stalks topped with tiny hat-like flowers of Bergenia cordifolia look like something out of a Victorian storybook. Add to that the brilliant bronze/red kissed leaves of the ‘Winterglow’ variety, and a finer groundcover for shade can be hard to come by. Bergenia cordifolia prefers moist humus rich soil, but will tolerate dryness once established. Bergenia will spread slowly by rhizomes, and looks striking in a dedicated bed, or interspersed with Hostas, smaller ferns and Hellebores.
