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 evergreen 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 rotblum
• Bergenia scopulosa
• Bergenia stracheyi
• Bergenia tianquanensis

Cultivation and uses

Bergenia cordata is often grown in gardens, with several cultivars selected.

External links

• Flora of China: ''Bergenia''

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