General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Soil pH Preferences: Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Leaves: Malodorous
Flowers: Nocturnal
Flower Color: Bi-Color
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Year Round
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Will Naturalize
Good as a cover crop
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Other
Pollinators: Other
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Conservation status: Extinct (EX)
Ploidy: Pentaploid

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Bergenia crassifolia
  • Synonym: Bergenia cordifolia

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