About
A mat-forming perennial from rocky, Carpathian mountain habitats with small, densely hairy, grey-green leaves in tight rosettes and short, erect stems bearing clusters of small, pale lilac to rose-pink, cross-shaped flowers in spring. A choice and neat alpine saxifrage for a very well-drained, cool, rocky alpine house or trough.
About the genus
Saxifraga can be annuals, biennials, evergreen or herbaceous perennials, mostly mat-forming in habit, with simple or palmately lobed leaves and starry or rounded flowers which may be solitary of in panicles or cymes
Plant details
Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets.
Care notes
CultivationPlant after last frost in fertile soil.
PruningDeadhead regularly.
PropagationGrow from seed in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.