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Bergenia
Bergenia cordifolia · Perennial
Bergenia is a slow-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 1–1.5 ft × 1–1.5 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect cream, pink and purple blooms in spring. It stands up well to drought and poor soil.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–1.5 ft × 1–1.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Cream, Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Tough against
- Drought, Poor soil
- Native to
- Russia
Will it survive your winters?
We score Bergenia’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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