Bergenia purpurascens

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Saxifragaceae
Tribus: Darmereae
Genus: Bergenia
Species: Bergenia purpurascens
Name

Bergenia purpurascens (Hook.f. & Thomson) Engl.

References

Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 19:549. 1869
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bergenia purpurascens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Bergenia purpurascens, the purple bergenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae. It is a perennial herb[2] and is native to Nepal, the eastern Himalayas, Assam, Tibet, south-central China, and Myanmar.[1] The species, its putative variety Bergenia purpurascens var. delavayi, and its cultivar 'Irish Crimson' have all gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4][5] A useful feature in the garden is the visual interest that its foliage provides by turning a deep beet red during the winter.[2] The Latin specific epithet purpurascens is in reference to the foliage that is purple in color.[2]
References

"Bergenia purpurascens (Hook.f. & Thomson) Engl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
"Bergenia purpurascens". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
"Bergenia purpurascens purple bergenia". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 8 April 2021. "Synonyms; Bergenia beesiana"
"Bergenia purpurascens var. delavayi Delavay bergenia". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
"Bergenia purpurascens 'Irish Crimson' purple bergenia 'Irish Crimson'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 8 April 2021. "Synonyms; Bergenia purpurascens 'Glasnevin', Bergenia 'Helen Dillon'"