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Bergenia

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Bergenia
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3 August 2025

Bergenia crassifolia

91% certain

Family
Saxifragaceae
Origin
Siberia and Central Asia
Bloom season
Early spring
Colors
pink, magenta, white
Habitat
Shady banks, cottage edges, and cold gardens
Symbolism
Endurance, and a spring that arrives anyway

A cluster of five-petaled pink florets on a red stalk, held above thick, cabbage-like evergreen leaves.

Care. Plant in part shade with ordinary soil; old leaves bronze in a hard frost and can be cut in spring.

A note. Gardeners call it pigsqueak because a rubbed leaf makes a small, rubbery squeal.

Or perhaps

  • Bleeding heart — 6%
  • Fuchsia — 4%

Notes on the photograph

Copied from the marks left by the camera.

Captured
Aug 3, 2025, 3:50 PM
Camera
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Lens
iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 9mm f/2.8
Focal length
9mm
Aperture
f/2.8
Shutter
1/99s
ISO
32
Dimensions
4032 × 3024

Where it was found

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4.6689° N, 74.0997° W

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