Height: 18 inches
Spacing: 28 inches
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: 4
Other Names: Pigsqueak
Brand: Proven Winners
Description:
A compact, clump-forming selection that requires little maintenance and thrives in shade or sun; masses of bright pink flowers rise above thick, deep green glossy foliage in the late spring; dark red stems provide addition color and contrast
Ornamental Features
Miss Piggy Bergenia features unusual spikes of pink bell-shaped flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid spring. Its large heart-shaped leaves remain forest green in color throughout the year. The dark red stems are very colorful and add to the overall interest of the plant.
Landscape Attributes
Miss Piggy Bergenia is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its wonderfully bold, coarse texture can be very effective in a balanced garden composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Miss Piggy Bergenia is recommended for the following landscape applications;
Planting & Growing
Miss Piggy Bergenia will grow to be about 16 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 30 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 28 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.
This plant performs well in both full sun and full shade. However, you may want to keep it away from hot, dry locations that receive direct afternoon sun or which get reflected sunlight, such as against the south side of a white wall. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under typical garden conditions. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. This plant should not require much in the way of fertilizing once established, although it may appreciate a shot of general-purpose fertilizer from time to time early in the growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Miss Piggy Bergenia is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the larger thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
