About
This evergreen perennial develops a cushion-like form, featuring rosettes of short, gently curving grey-green leaves. In spring, it produces numerous small, saucer-shaped white flowers on short stems that rise just above the foliage.
About the genus
Saxifraga includes a range of plants such as annuals, biennials, evergreen varieties, and herbaceous perennials. These plants typically grow in a mat-like formation and feature either simple or palmately lobed foliage. Their flowers can be star-shaped or rounded, appearing either singly or in clusters like panicles or cymes.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Gravel garden, Rock garden, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, very well drained, neutral to alkaline soil. Ideal in a rock garden or trough
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or by division
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, slugs, vine weevil and red spider mite
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free