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Bergénia Spring Fling
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Pascal, 26/03/2024
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Bergenia 'Spring Fling' is an exceptional variety with its spring flowering in bunches of intense bright pink, so generous and erect that it is mistaken for an azalea! This carefree perennial forms a spread-out cushion of oblong, wide, evergreen leaves that turn green, then satin chocolate purple in winter. This classic and easy perennial gradually forms a dense carpet, even colonizing the most difficult spaces. Dry and hot locations should be avoided. Robust, undemanding, and hardy, it is essential in gardens with little light, with a well-drained, rather moist and humus-rich soil. It is a perfect ground cover in the shade of a tree or in a sunny rockery.
Bergenia 'Spring Fling' is a plant of the Saxifragaceae family, of hybrid and horticultural origin. It is a perennial herbaceous plant, about 70cm (28in) tall, with a creeping habit and vegetation gathered in tight clumps 30cm (12in) wide. It grows on a creeping rhizome, large, thick, and enveloped by the sheaths of the base of the leaves. Over time, this plant spreads, but its growth is so slow that it can hardly be considered an invasive plant. Secondary stems appear here and there, eventually forming a beautiful carpet. The leathery, rosette-shaped leaves are shiny and glossy. They are very thick, heart-shaped, with dentate edges. The numerous flowers are grouped in very erect and dense paniculate inflorescences that appear from April to June. Honey-bearing, they are borne by red branched stems that rise well above the foliage.
Bergenia 'Spring Fling' will grow well in most soils, but a soil rich in humus and moist is preferable. It tolerates sea spray and limestone soils. Too dry soils tend to limit its growth. It thrives in shade, partial shade, or sunny but not scorching situations: dense shade, where it does not flower, and intense sunlight should be avoided. Cold and poor soils enhance its colours. If you are looking for an elegant and sturdy perennial that will always be attractive, look no further than this Bergenia. It can be advantageously used in pots, containers, rockeries, borders, or as a small ground cover, or at the base of deciduous bushes that allow winter sun but protect it from its summer heat. It can be associated, to edge a path, with perennial geraniums (Geranium macrorrhizum), primroses, and in woodland areas with creeping bugles, oriental hellebores, hostas, and Rodgersias, Astilbes.
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Bergenia 'Spring Fling' will grow well in most soils, but a humus-rich and moist soil is preferable. Dry soils tend to inhibit the plant's growth. It will thrive in shade, partial shade, or sunny but not scorching locations: dense shade should be avoided as it does not flower, as well as strong exposure to sunlight. Cold weather and poor soils enhance its colors. Clumps can be planted in spring or autumn, with a spacing of 40 to 50cm (16 to 20in) between plants. To propagate, rhizomes can be divided at the end of winter. Although good fertilizer benefits the growth of this plant, care must be taken not to overly enrich the soil with nitrogen to facilitate flowering. Remove all withered leaves in spring, apply balanced fertilizer after flowering to promote new shoots. Watch out for the appearance of slugs and snails in spring.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.