{"product_id":"miss-piggy-bergenia-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Miss Piggy Bergenia - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiss 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClusters 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBergenia 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bergenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright pink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glossy dark green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wide, low canopy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16–18 in tall × 28–32 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade, full shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-April\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67723023548712,"sku":"GLLF-PER-114A39EC-72","price":879.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/miss-piggy-bergenia.jpg?v=1790864955","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/miss-piggy-bergenia-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}