NOUN
- any plant of the genus Bergenia; valued as an evergreen ground cover and for the spring blossoms
How To Use bergenia In A Sentence
- Remove the flower stems of spring-flowering woodland perennials such as bergenia and lungwort. Times, Sunday Times
- Splashes of yellow and pink are supplied by clumps of daffodils and bergenia.
- However, February is quite early for bergenias to flower, their blooming period is usually between March and May, so I remain optimistic that mine will prove their worth this year.
- Three plants which make an exciting selection for spring colour are aubrietia, pulsatilla and bergenia.
- Cut spent heads off bergenia and pinch the flowered stems off lungworts to freshen the plants. Times, Sunday Times
- Bergenia - elephant's ears - will be coming into flower soon. Times, Sunday Times
- Bergenia will build up into cascades of paddle foliage; what else that sprawls has such large leaves? Times, Sunday Times
- Bergenias, sedums, persicaria and other low-growing plants link the two.
- There are plump, pink buds on the bergenias, and small, white flowers coming on the pulmonarias.
- One bergenia by itself looks rather silly, so always buy a few plants at a time. Times, Sunday Times
