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Bergenia..Pretty flowers but the leaves are awful...


Bergenia..Pretty flowers but the leaves are awful... (Bergenia cordifolia Purpurea (Elephant's ears))

I am going to dig these out of the front garden border because they look awful for most of the year. I love the flowers but the leaves never look good.



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Ours are still untouched at the moment, you can cut the leaves down, and new ones will grow back.....

10 Apr, 2017

 

I got rid of my Bergenia, because I couldn't stand the over large leaves any more in my undersize garden

10 Apr, 2017

 

They are really tough cookies, Hb.

11 Apr, 2017

 

I know what you mean HB. I feel the same about Alliums.

11 Apr, 2017

 

I think they probably take up too much room as well. Lovely when in flower tho'. I don't have any as I have limited space also.

12 Apr, 2017

 

Mine look very straggly, haven't grown much, and have given a very poor show of flowers, they are in a shaded area but it is quite damp. I was wondering about transplanting them to the drier side of the garden, under a buddleia shrub, in the autumn? If they don't improve, then I will also get rd of them.

12 Apr, 2017



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