Bergenia
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Bergenia is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae, native to central Asia, from Afghanistan to China and the Himalaya. They are herbaceous perennial plants with a spirally arranged rosette of leaves 6-35 cm long and 4-15 cm broad, and pink flowers produced in a cyme.
- Species
- Bergenia ciliata
- Bergenia cordifolia
- Bergenia crassifolia
- Bergenia emeiensis
- Bergenia ligulata
- Bergenia pacumbis
- Bergenia purpurascens
- Bergenia scopulosa
- Bergenia stracheyi
- Bergenia tianquanensis
[edit] Cultivation and uses
Bergenia cordata is often grown in gardens, with several cultivars selected.
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