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Common name pig squeak Family saxifragaceae Life cycle perennial (Z3-8) Flowers deep pink (May) Size 18" Light part-full shade Cultural notes ordinary garden soil Large glossy thick leaves, no more than a foot high, are nice through the season. They are evergreen, but by late winter are ratty-looking. I usually forget to prune them off, so that by mid-spring I have a mix of old and new leaves (as in the photo here). By the time it blooms, it's mostly obscured by the peonies rushing upwards in the same area, so I usually happen upon the flowers in a surprise, coming around the corner of a little-used path. A nice surprise, for sure! This year was probably the best display I've seen in the five years or so the plants have been in our garden.

Late October foliage

Glossy leaves, a week before bloom

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: side garden, orchard nursery area

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

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Seed-starting details for this plant

2008. Seed for 'Bergenia mix' from '07 trade. Baggy 70F with light (68%G, 6-22d)

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