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Bergenia cordifolia ‘Abendglut’ or also known as Heart-leaf Bergenia is a rhizomatous perennial. These Bergenias have very large leathery leaves that in colder climates change color to bronze-red. The bell-shaped purple-pink flowers also bloom on a bronze-colored stem to a height of 1 or 2 feet. Bergenia are excellent ground covers and look beautiful in borders or rock gardens.
Bergenia like the sun or partial shade and plant them in moist, fertile well-drained soil. Dry soils tend to slow down the growth of these plants. Bergenia cordifolia ‘Abendglut’ is a clump-forming plant and will need to be divided when the center dies down. This plant is part of the Saxifragaceae family of plants.
