Bergenia crassifolia

Bergenia crassifolia is a species of flowering plant of the genus Bergenia in the family Saxifragaceae. Common names for the species include heart-leaved bergenia, heartleaf bergenia, leather bergenia, winter-blooming bergenia, elephant-ears, elephants ears, Korean elephant-ear, badan, pigsqueak, Siberian tea, and Mongolian tea. The species epithet crassifolia means thick-leaved, while the epithet in the synonym Bergenia cordifolia means cordate (heart-shaped) leaf (although the leaves may also be described as spoon-shaped). The cultivar Rosa Zeiten has gained the Royal Horticultural Societys Award of Garden Merit.