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Beginner
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1m
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0.5m
max. height |
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Bergenia 'Overture'
Other names: Elephant's ears 'Overture'
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Genus: Bergenia
Variety or cultivar: 'Overture' _ 'Overture' forms a large clump of rounded reddish-green leaves with erect clusters of bright cerise flowers on supporting red stems.
Bergenia 'Overture' 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
Companion planting: The autumn foliage colour is off-set well by the creamy variegated foliage of these plants.
Bergenia 'Overture' (Elephant's ears 'Overture') 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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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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