Miss Piggy Bergenia - 72-Cell Plug Tray

Miss Piggy puts on a bright display of pink flowers in early spring, right after the snow melts, above thick, dark green, glossy leaves. The flower color is consistent from year to year, and the leaves are broader and more substantial than many bergenias.

It forms a wide canopy of foliage 16 to 18 inches tall and up to about two and a half feet across, making a durable evergreen groundcover or edging. The leaves make a squeaking sound when rubbed together, which is where the pigsqueak name comes from. Deer and rabbits leave it alone.

What it looks like

Clusters of bell-shaped flowers about three quarters of an inch wide in bright pink, held on thick reddish stems above the foliage. Leaves are large, broad, rounded, thick and leathery with a glossy dark green surface, forming a wide, low canopy. The plant is 16 to 18 inches tall in bloom and 28 to 32 inches wide. At peak bloom bright pink clusters stand over the shiny dark green leaves.

Growing it with lavender

Bergenia prefers a bit more moisture and some shade compared with lavender, so use it as a bold edging in a partly shaded border or along a path rather than in the dry lavender bed.

Care

Grow in part shade to full sun in average, well-drained soil with regular moisture; leaf color is richest with some shade in summer. Hardy in USDA zones 4-8. Remove winter-damaged leaves in early spring and divide crowded clumps after flowering every few years.

At a glance

• Botanical name: Bergenia
• Flower color: Bright pink
• Foliage: Glossy dark green
• Growth habit: Wide, low canopy
• Mature size: 16–18 in tall × 28–32 in wide
• USDA hardiness zones: 4–8
• Light: full sun, part sun to part shade, full shade
• Bloom start: Mid-April
• Peak bloom: Early-May
• Bloom pattern: Single Flush
• Deer resistance: Resistant
• Pollinator value: Fair

Sizes and shipping

One full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.