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Bergenia

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Bergenia
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9 November 2024

Bergenia crassifolia

100% 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

  • Hydrangea — 0%
  • Lilac — 0%

Notes on the photograph

Copied from the marks left by the camera.

Captured
Nov 9, 2024, 10:51 PM
Camera
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Lens
iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 6.86mm f/1.78
Focal length
6.9mm
Aperture
f/1.8
Shutter
1/30s
ISO
1600
Dimensions
4032 × 3024

Where it was found

The place is taken from the photograph's own memory, if any.

4.6691° N, 74.0513° W

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