Bergenia Solar Flare PP19938 North America The common name - cast

The common name - cast iron plant - speaks to their durability in less than ideal conditions

This is a clonally-propagated selection to ensure that all plants are identical

black-green leaves and small

sturdy spikes are topped

Bergenia Solar Flare PP19938 North America The common name - castThis stunning new cultivar comes from the Netherlands plantsman Marco Van Noort, who found it in 2004 as a mutation on the heat tolerant B. 'Herbstblute'. We trialed B. 'Solar Flare', waiting for it to expire in our brutally hot and humid summer, but instead it sailed through like a Roger Clemens fastball. In spring, the new foliage is stunning with a wide golden border around each green centered leaf. In mid summer, the color fades back to green, but