Elephant's Ears

Bergenia 'Baby Doll'

Elephant's Ears - Bergenia 'Baby Doll'

Common Name: Elephant's Ears
Genus: Bergenia
Cultivar: 'Baby Doll'

Category: Groundcover Plants
Growth Rate: Average
Features: Suitable for ground cover

Hardiness: HardyHeight: 0.30 m (30 cm)
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shadeSpread: 0.60 m (60 cm)

Foliage Type: EvergreenFlower Colour: Pink
Foliage Colour: Bronze, GreenFlowering Period: April & May

Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained


Fresh green often bronze-tinted leaves form tidy compact clumps that are topped with branching sprays of blush-pink flowers. The colour of the flowers intensifies as they mature and the red-flushed stems and sepals form an attractive contrast.

  • Garden care: After flowering remove faded flower-heads and apply a slow-release fertiliser around the plant. Lift and divide large clumps in early spring.


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