General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Plant Height: 12 - 15 inches
Plant Spread: 2 - 3 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Semi-evergreen
Other: Hairy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Hairy Bergenia
  • Pigsqueak
  • Winter Bergenia

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Location: Utrecht Botanical Garden
Date: 2023-03-25
Location: Utrecht Botanical Garden
Date: 2023-03-25
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2020-04-13
Location: Cornwall, England
Date: 03/27/2010
public domain photo [as B. ciliata var. ciliata] by John Jearrard

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Location: Western Washington
Date: 2014-07-13
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2019-07-31
Location:  
Date: 2014-07-30

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, near Morpeth, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2015-05-16

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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photo by ghislain118

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