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Bergenia is a genus of ten species of clump-forming, rhizomatous, evergreen perennials native to central Asia, from Afghanistan to China and the Himalayan region. They are characterized by large, leathery, spirally arranged rosette leaves (6–35 cm long, 4–15 cm broad) with wavy or saw-toothed edges, and pink flowers in varying shades ranging from almost white to ruby red and purple produced in cymes on rhubarb-stalk-like stems.
Heuchera
A fellow Saxifragaceae — similar growing habits to elephant's ears
elephant's ears is usually grown from division rather than seed. Lift an established clump and split it into sections, each with roots and a growing point, then replant.
Water: Medium · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Suitable for light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils; can grow in heavy clay and nutritionally poor soils; prefers moist soil; tolerates mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils
