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Bergenia ciliata - Elephant's Ears

Bergenia ciliata
Fringed Bergenia, Hairy Bergenia, Winter-blooming Bergenia

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Excellent perennial plant for cool shade, Bergenia ciliata is highly valued for its villous foliage, with an exotic appearance.
Height at maturity
30 cm
Spread at maturity
30 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -23°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Description

Excellent evergreen perennial for cool shade, Bergenia ciliata is highly valued for its villous foliage, with an exotic appearance.

 

Hardy and perennial, Bergenia ciliata forms large creeping stumps, slowly spreading on the ground. Its very unique foliage is not glabrous like its counterparts, but villous. It forms large rosettes of evergreen leaves, up to 30-40cm (12-16in) in diameter, round, luxuriant, and covered in numerous stiff, soft-to-touch hairs.

 

More classic, its trailing white bell-shaped flowers are borne on short inflorescences. With a long lifespan, Bergenia ciliata adapts to various conditions, and can live for decades without any special care, but it thrives best in partial shade, in rich, cool, and light soil.

 

Plant Bergenia ciliata in a cool rock garden, at the edge of a woodland, or on a partially shaded slope, alongside Epimediums, Brunneras, perennial geraniums, Omphaloides, and ferns.

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Bergenia ciliata - Elephant's Ears (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour pink
Flowering time April to May
Flowering description White cymes.

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour dark green
Foliage description Evergreen.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 30 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate very slow

Botanical data

Genus

Bergenia

Species

ciliata

Family

Saxifragaceae

Other common names

Fringed Bergenia, Hairy Bergenia, Winter-blooming Bergenia

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

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Planting and care

Plant Bergenia ciliata preferably in partial shade in moist to wet soil. These young plants are very easy and do not have any specific requirements. Just make sure to water them regularly for the first six weeks to promote establishment.

Planting period

Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Shaded rockery, Woodland edge, Undergrowth
Type of use Edge of border, Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -23°C (USDA zone 6a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade, Shade
Soil pH Acidic, Neutral
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Rich in humus

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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