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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrages) |
| Origin: Nepal (Asia) |
| Flower Color: Pink |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Summer |
| Synonyms: [Bergenia ligulata var. cliata, Megasea ciliata] |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F |
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Bergenia ciliata (Frilly Bergenia) - A semi-deciduous perennial with attractive large (to 8 inches wide by 10 inches long) rounded dark green leaves that have slightly undulating edges and scattered soft hairs on all leaf surfaces and on the reddish petioles. The pale pink flowers, flushed with darker rose colors, face up and outwards on a 6 inch arching stems in spring and summer. Plant in full or part sun or light shade. Prefers a good fertile soil but tolerates heavy clay soils. Do not allow it to dry out fully. Succeeds in shade or semi-shade but the foliage is more attractive in a sunny position. Plant is hardy to about -5°F but the flowers and young leaves are sensitive to frost. Noted as a plant that seems to be immune to the predations of rabbits and deer but as with other Bergenia one needs to be on the lookout for greenhouse thrips, which can speckled the foliage. This is a very handsome plant that is reminiscent of a large African violet. It reportedly can be grow indoors to be kept evergreen in cooler climates. It is from the temperate Himalayan regions (from Kashmir to Nepal) where it grows from 6,500 to nearly 9,000 feet in elevation. The German botanist Konrad Moench named the genus to honor Karl August von Bergen an 18th century German physician and botanist. Adrian Hardy Haworth (1768–1833) first named this plant Megasea ciliata in 1821 with the specific epithet describing the ciliate hairs on the leavers. In 1831 Caspar Maria von Sternberg reclassified it as a Bergenia. Our original stock plants from Barry Glick of Sunshine Farm & Gardens. The image on this website, licensed by Creative Commons.
The information about Bergenia ciliata displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant. |
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