Ready Potted 1 Litre Pot BERGENIA CORDIFOLIA

“BERGENIA CORDIFOLIA” “ELEPHANTS EARS”

• TYPE                               READY POTTED
• SIZE                                1 LITRE POT
• STAGE                            EARLY STAGES OF GROWTH
• CATEGORY                   “BERGENIA CORDIFOILA”
• VARIETY                         ELEPHANTS EARS
• DESCRIPTION                BELL-SHAPED ROSE-PINK FLOWER SPIKES
• HEIGHT 50 CM
• MAIN PICTURE             STOCK PHOTO ONLY
• QUANTITY PER UNIT        1

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Already Potted In 1 Litre Round Pots With Growth, Root And Shoot Development. The Main Picture Is A Stock Photo Only And Shows How The Plant Will Look When The Plant Is Fully Mature. Amount Of Bulbs Per Pot Varies Depending On The Type/Size Of Bulb, But Rest Assured The Pots Are Full. Each Pot Makes A Lovely Display And Can Be Either Left In Pots Or Taken Out And Used To Add Colour To Larger Containers, Or Borders.

“Bergenia Cordifolia” Is A Clump-Forming Rhizomatous (What The Bulb Is Called) Evergreen Perennial With A Spirally Arranged Rosette Of Leaves 6-35 Cm Long And 4-5 Cm Broad And Bell-Shaped Pink Flowers. The Leaves Are Large, Leathery, Ovate Or Cordate And Often Have Wavy Or Saw-Toothed Edges. For Most Of The Year, The Leaves Have A Glossy Green Colour, But In Cooler Climatess, They Turn Red Or Bronze In The Autumn The Flowers Grow On A Stem Similar In Colour To A Rhubarb Stalk And Most Varieties Have Cone-Shaped Flowers In Pink.

Commonly Known As Elephants Ears Because Of Their Large Leathery Leaves “Bergrnia’s” Have Become Fashionable Again. They Are Low-Maintenance, Evergreen And Will Grow In Sun Or Shade And Also Tolerate A Wide Range Of Soils Including Dry Soils And Clay.

“Bergenia Cordifolia” Has Received The Royal Horticultural Society’s Award Of Garden Merit (Agm) Which Is For Plants Of Outstanding Excellence.