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BERGENIA cordifolia 'Winterglut'
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Origin: | Siberia |
| Special Features: | Incomparable fall and winter color. An improved 'Rotblum'. Very useful foliage year round, also for flower arrangements. Thick flowering clusters of red flowers wrapped like a hyacinth toward the top of the stem. Intolerant of excessive heat. Early spring flowering. |
| Historical: | Developed from Bergenia 'Rotblum', requiring nearly forty years by Magnus Nilsson before a reliable seed strain could be introduced by Jelitto in 1988. |
| Basic Colour: | (red / scarlet / purple) |
| Flower Colour: | red |
| Natural Flowering Period: | March - May |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z8
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| Foliage: | mostly evergreen, round, leathery, with undulating edges |
| Growth Habit: | stoloniferous / clumping / rhizomatous / wintergreen |
| Height with Flowers: | 45 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 45 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | average / undemanding |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | ornamental foliage plant / groundcover |
| Usage: | for the rock garden / suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 0.039 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.17241 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
5800 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
1 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 4 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 128 / 288 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing to Germination: | 3 - 6 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 8 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
