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How to Grow and Care for Purple bergenia

Purple bergenia, also known as Bergenia, Elephant's ears, Heartleaf bergenia, Leather bergenia, Pigsqueak

Purple bergenia is a hardy perennial that thrives with minimal maintenance, making it a good choice for beginners. Key care needs include well-drained soil and moderate watering, ensuring that it doesn’t sit in excessive moisture which can lead to root rot. Purple bergenia also benefits from partial shade to full sunlight and can adapt to various lighting conditions. Fertilization is generally not necessary, but a light application in the growing season can promote healthier growth.

Watering schedule: Every week

Sunlight Requirements: Partial sun

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Planting and Growing Purple bergenia

Purple bergenia

Purple bergenia

Purple bergenia

Toughness	High
Care Level	Medium
Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every week
Sunlight Requirements	Partial sun
Soil Type	Garden Soil
Soil pH	5.5-7.0
Planting Time	Spring
Hardiness Zones	4-8

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Varieties of Purple bergenia

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Heartleaf bergenia 'Purpurea'

The heartleaf bergenia 'Purpurea' has big round evergreen leaves and a compact, quick-spreading habit that forms clumps. Its Latin name 'Purpurea' means purple in Latin, reflecting its green foliage that turns purple in winter.

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Purple bergenia 'Bressingham Ruby'

Purple bergenia 'Bressingham Ruby' is a unique plant with bright pink flowers and distinctive red foliage. It is a cultivar of Bergenia cordifolia, which typically has green foliage all year long. It is named for both its brilliant color and the Bressingham Gardens, in Norfolk, England, where it was cultivated.

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Purple bergenia 'Sakura'

Purple bergenia 'Sakura' is distinct for its bright pink, semi-double flowers. A cultivar of Bergenia cordifolia, its name refers to the Japanese word for “cherry blossom,” which its flowers resemble. Gardeners love this plant for the year-round interest it provides, displaying lovely flowers in spring and leathery green leaves that turn deep purple in autumn and winter.

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Purple bergenia 'Spring Fling'

Purple bergenia 'Spring Fling' is unique due to its deep pink flowers and leathery green leaves that transition into a chocolate color in the winter. This cultivar is compact and is noted for producing an abundance of flowers at a uniform height, which develop in mid to late spring, hence its celebratory name.

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Purple bergenia 'Rotblum'

Purple bergenia 'Rotblum' is certainly a beautiful evergreen with reddish-pink flowers and foliage that turns burgundy in the fall. It is a cultivar of Bergenia cordifolia, which normally has lighter pink flowers and foliage that turns purplish in winter, not burgundy or red. 'Rotblum' translates to 'red beauty,' which is the perfect way to describe this cultivar.

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