Bergenia 'Eric Smith' Columnar or Upright Neat yet vigorous

Neat yet vigorous

but its not (I hope

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

and even some Hydrangeas

Bergenia 'Eric Smith' Columnar or Upright Neat yet vigorousAbout 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