Colorful winter foliage, magical bell-shaped flowers and low maintenance requirements - these are the advantages of many bergenias. But not all varieties get bright foliage in winter or have colorful flowers. Here is an overview of the most well-known varieties with their characteristics!

Depending on the variety, Bergenia flowers are pink, white or red

Light-flowered varieties: White to pink

Most bergenias flower between April and May. The following strains belong to them and show brightly colored - from white to pink - flowers during their flowering period of several weeks. Here are the whitish varieties first:

  • Bergenia stracheyi 'Alba': White
  • Bergenia 'Silverlight': pure white
  • Bergenia 'Bressingham White': White flowers that darken to pink

These varieties are predominantly pink in color:

  • Bergenia stracheyi 'Belvedere': Pale pink
  • Bergenia 'Baby Doll': Initially pink, later dark pink flowers
  • Bergenia 'Biedermeier': White and strikingly pink veined
  • Bergenia 'Blickfang': Pink with a dark eye
  • Bergenia 'David': Crimson pink
  • Bergenia 'Bellstorm': Pink

Varieties with red to violet flowers

The dark-flowered varieties of Bergenia are also interesting and, in addition to the light-flowering varieties, are excellent. These include the following recommended choices:

  • 'Eroica': Violet-red, extremely robust
  • 'Evening Bells': Dark red
  • 'Evening': Crimson
  • 'Ballawley': Crimson, 50 cm tall, large foliage
  • 'Profusion': lilac-pink
  • 'Crimson Queen': Crimson
  • 'Red Sister': Red

Varieties that are enormously appealing…

The following varieties should simply be multiplied! They are extravagant and eye-catching. These include the Bergenia cordifolia, with its strongly heart-shaped foliage and salmon-pink flowers, which it presents from April to May.

Furthermore, the following specimens are heartrendingly beautiful:

  • Bergenia 'Autumn Flower': 1st flower from April to May, second flower in October, 40 cm high
  • Bergenia 'Dawn': Twice blooming with pink flowers
  • Bergenia purpurascens: Red flowers and bright red foliage in autumn
  • Bergenia 'Monte Rosa': Blue-purple colored and filled flowers
  • Bergenia 'Oeschberg': Pink flowers, red-purple winter foliage with a metallic sheen

tips

If necessary, you can also plant Bergenia varieties that show white flowers in a location in full sun if a good water supply is ensured. Her buds don't fade from sunlight, unlike many other strains.

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