Name: Heartleaf Bergenia, Pig-Squeak
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 164-1G
Price: 13.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Bergenia cordifolia

This mounding perennial bears pink flowers in spring.

Pink flowers are produced in spring, providing colour through the bloom season.
Mounding clump, reaching 45 cm at maturity; divide every three to four years to maintain vigour.
Best in partial shade to full shade with moist, average, dry, well-drained soil.

Size

1 gal

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Partial shade, Shade

Soil Moisture

Well-drained, Moist, Dry, Average

Hardiness Zone

3 – 3

Mature Height (meters)

0.4 – 0.45

Mature Spread (meters)

0.4 – 0.5

Growth Rate

Medium

Flower Colour

Pink

Foliage Colour

Green

Fall Colour

Red

Bloom Time

Spring

Habit

Mounding

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Landscape Uses

Border, Rock garden

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Bergenia will tolerate a wide range of soils, lighting and moisture conditions, but grows best in partial sun, and moist, rich, humus soil. Bergenia are evergreen, so remove only damaged and tattered foliage as necessary. They can be affected by vine weevil, so applying beneficial nematodes twice a year may be required.

Notes

Also referred to as Bergenia, Leather Bergenia, Siberian Tea, Winter blooming bergenia. Its common name Pigsqueak is derived from the sound of rubbing two wet leaves together, causing a noise similar to a "pig's squeak".