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Beginner
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1m
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0.5m
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Bergenia cordifolia 'Purpurea'
Other names: Elephant's ears 'Purpurea'
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Genus: Bergenia
Variety or cultivar: 'Purpurea' _ 'Purpurea' forms a large clump of rounded deep-green leaves, turning purple during winter. In spring, bright pink flowers in erect clusters grow on supporting red stems.
Bergenia cordifolia 'Purpurea' is: Evergreen
Flower: Dark-pink in Spring
Foliage: Green, Flushed red in Summer; Dark-purple in Winter
Stem: Flushed red in All seasons
Habit: Bushy, Clump-forming, Rounded
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Companion planting: The autumn foliage colour is off-set well by the creamy variegated foliage of these plants.
Plant with:
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald'n'Gold' (Spindle 'Emerald 'n' Gold'), Hedera colchica 'Dentata Variegata' (Ivy 'Dentata Variegata'), Paeonia delavayi (Delavay peony), Paeonia 'Shirley Temple' (Double peony 'Shirley Temple'), Aconitum x cammarum 'Bicolor' (Purple wolf's bane 'bicolor'), Mahonia x media 'Charity' (Oregon grape 'Charity'), Viburnum x bodnantense 'Charles Lamont' (Arrowwood 'Charles Lamont'), Mahonia x wagneri 'Undulata' (Oregon grape 'Undulata')
Bergenia cordifolia 'Purpurea' (Elephant's ears 'Purpurea') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, City, Coastal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Underplanting
Cultivation: Plant in moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in sun or part shade. Tolerates poor soil and exposed sites, but avoid hot, dry conditions. Weed around plants until they have joined up to make ground cover
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Question from
lesley drinkwater
my bergenia is getting very long and straggly. can anyone tell me if it's safe to cut it back, when and how please
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- Posted: Wed. 12th January 2011 12:09
- Last reply: Wed. 12th January 2011 19:59
Comment from
Nicola
Bergenia cordifolia 'Purpurea' (Elephant's ears 'Purpurea') has been used in The HESCO Garden by Leeds City Council for Chelsea Flower Show 2009.
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- Posted: Fri. 15th May 2009 09:22
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