bergenias - GARDEN
Staten Island Advance: Add a new perennial to the garden: Plant bergenias Bergenias are clump-forming perennials with large, leathery foliage and clusters of rose, pink or white flowers. Native to central Asia, where they are found in meadows and moist woodlands, they ... Common names do bergenias no favours.
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The dull greyness suggested by "elephant's ears" contradicts the rich colouring of one of winter's most adaptable perennials. Only in shape is there a similarity. Daily Mail: Winter's unsung heroes: They may be unfashionable, but colourful bergenias will liven up your garden right through to spring Of all out-of-fashion spring plants, bergenias would come top of the list. With their leathery oval leaves – the reason they’re known as ‘elephant’s ears’ – and sprawling growth habit, bergenias are ...
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Winter's unsung heroes: They may be unfashionable, but colourful bergenias will liven up your garden right through to spring GARDENING GERRY DALY THE first flowers on bergenias have appeared early this year due to the mildness of the weather. This plant is one of the 'unsung heroes' of thegarden. Flowering in spring, it ...