Details
 
Bergenia cordifolia'Eroica' has vivid purple-pink flowers on tall, branching, colourful stems, held above bronze-green leaves that redden in winter. A very floriferous cultivar with good frost-resistance.
 
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H7 - Hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
 
Aspect
South-facing, North-facing, West-facing or East-facing
Exposure
Sheltered or Exposed
 
Moisture
Moist but well-drained soil
 
Soil
Alkaline, Clay, Sand, Loam
 
pH
Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
 
Size
Ultimate height
0.1 - 0.5 metres
Ultimate spread
0.5- 1 metres
Time to Ultimate size
About 2 ? 5 Years
 
How to grow
Cultivation
Easy to grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade; tolerant of dry shade or poor soil in an open exposed position. Good light conditions will enable the best leaf colour to develop. Mulch in autumn
 
Propagation
Divide deteriorating clumps or root rhizome sections from them in early spring. After flowering or in autumn, lift and sever new plantlets from the ends of the long rhizomes and replant, leaving the parent to flower. Plantlets should flower the next year
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Banks and Slopes Flower borders and beds Ground Cover City & Courtyard Gardens Cottage & Informal Garden
 
How to care
Pruning
Remove faded flower spikes and older brown or damaged leaves in spring
 
Pests
Susceptible to vine weevil, leaf and bud eelworm, slugs and snails and some caterpillars
 
Diseases
Leaf spot may be a problem and dry brown rot may affect the rhizomes