Bergenia Solar Flare PP19938 North America black-green leaves and small

black-green leaves and small

establish well prior to winter and do not cut old stems in fall or winter when grown in marginal climates

you and your hummingbirds are going to like Hosta 'Peedee Elfin Bells'

'Maruba Iwa'

Although typically found in light shade to dense woodlands

Bergenia Solar Flare PP19938 North America black-green leaves and smallThis stunning new cultivar comes from the Netherlands plantsman Marco Van Noort, who found it in 2004 as a mutation on the heat tolerant B. 'Herbstblute'. We trialed B. 'Solar Flare', waiting for it to expire in our brutally hot and humid summer, but instead it sailed through like a Roger Clemens fastball. In spring, the new foliage is stunning with a wide golden border around each green centered leaf. In mid summer, the color fades back to green, but