About
Bergenia crassifolia 'Autumn Red' features thick, rounded leaves that transform into a bright red hue during the fall and winter months. In spring, it produces branched stems adorned with soft pinkish-purple blossoms.
About the genus
Bergenia are evergreen perennials that grow from rhizomes, characterized by their thick, rounded leaves. In the spring, they produce upright clusters of bell-shaped flowers, which can be pink or white.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, South-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, City and courtyard gardens, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows well in most humus-rich soils but dislikes extremes of heat and drought. Frosts may damage early flowers. See Bergenia cultivation for further advice
- Pruning
- Remove faded flower spikes and dying leaves in spring
- Propagation
- Divide established clumps or cut off rhizome sections with rosettes of leaves attached in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to vine weevils, slugs and snails, leaf and bud eelworm and some caterpillars
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to a leaf spot