Bergenia 'Eric Smith' Columnar or Upright Foliage: Evergreen

Foliage: Evergreen

or white sepals and three green bracts appear singly on hairy stems

Height: 120 to 150 cm  (4 - 5 ft)

and even some Hydrangeas

Spread: 15 - 45 cm (0

Bergenia 'Eric Smith' Columnar or Upright Foliage: EvergreenAbout this cultivar: Bergenia 'Eric Smith' is the number one Bergenia in terms of colour flowers and foliage. Quite rare, and annoying ish to propagate, perhaps our favourite Bergenia in our own garden. It has the RHS AGM (Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit). Eric Smith (1917 1986) was a respected breeder, and this cultivar was named after him when introduced in the 1970s by Beth Chatto. In some seasons the foliage is such a deep red it