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Bergenia cordifolia 'Variegata' - Pigsqueak from Quackin Grass Nursery

Bergenia cordifolia 'Variegata' - Pigsqueak from Quackin Grass Nursery

Bergenia cordifolia 'Variegata'

Pigsqueak

Plant Type:

SHADE PERENNIALS

Bergenia cordifolia 'Variegata' – Larger and more elongated rounded tongues of medium green leaves covered with fine white stippled variegations look like the Milky Way in a moonless Adirondack night. Light pink flowers on fleshy stalks in spring. Very nice! Handsome vibrant pink flowers in spring. It's clumping with relatively slow increase. Plant in fertile draining soil sited in open shade to part sun. Established perennial pot grown from division.


Height:

12 in

Spread:

18 in

Colors:

Pink

Zone:

3 to 8
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Item Description Price  
BERGCOVA Bergenia cordifolia 'Variegata' (3.5 inch Square Press Fit Pot Extra Deep – 1.52 pints / 720 ml.) $20.00


Characteristics and Attributes for Bergenia cordifolia 'Variegata'

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / Autumn / into Winter

Nature Attraction

  • Butterflies
  • Deer Resistant
  • Honey Bees & Native Bees

Light

  • Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
  • Dappled Shade

Attributes

  • Grouping
  • Border
  • Accent
  • Bank
  • Cottage Garden

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Medium

Soil

  • Humus Laden
  • Organic
  • Draining
  • Moist
  • Fertile

Origins

  • Siberia

Propagated By

  • Division