Bergenia Solar Flare PP19938 Trachycarpus deer-resistant leaves that emerge rose

deer-resistant leaves that emerge rose purple-colored and form an 8" tall clump

not that I have a thing for mini-skirts

reddish-purple flowers on 2' stalks

coral-peach flowers

The masses of 6' tall branched flower stalks begin opening in late June to reveal large

Bergenia Solar Flare PP19938 Trachycarpus deer-resistant leaves that emerge roseThis 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