Bergenia Ripple Effect PP 35105 Blue Foliage Plants In midsummer the clumps are

In midsummer the clumps are topped with 3' tall spikes of lavender flowers

100' elevation in Taiwan's Hualien County

The clump emerges all green

the clumping Alaska native Artemisia stelleriana and the stoloniferous Western US Artemisia ludoviciana

Bergenia Ripple Effect PP 35105 Blue Foliage Plants In midsummer the clumps areBergenia 'Ripple Effect' is a superb new deciduous pigsqueak hybrid, selected by Issima Nursery's Ed Bowen, who crossed Bergenia ciliata and Bergenia pacumbis. Each steroidal sized 2' tall x 3' wide clump is adorned with rich green, heavily ruffled leaves 13" wide leaves with eyelash like borders. In early spring, as the foliage emerges, clusters of white to blush pink flowers on short, branched panicles also emerge. A spot with open shade or early