About
This cushion-forming, evergreen perennial with flat rosettes of lime-encrusted, oblong to lance shaped, silvery grey-green leaves and upright to arching reddish-pink stems bearing slender racemes of reddish-purple flowers in late Spring, early Summer.
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
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun, Partial shade
Soil typeChalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAlkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureWell-drained
AspectNorth-facing, East-facing, South-facing
ExposureExposed, Sheltered
UK hardinessH5
Plant details
Plant typeHerbaceous Perennial, Alpine Rockery
HabitMatforming, Clump forming
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height5-10 years
Suggested usesPatio and container plants, Rock garden
Care notes
CultivationGrow in moderately fertile, moist but very well drained, neutral to alkaline soil, preferably with afternoon shade. Prefers cool, moist Summers. Does not tolerate drought or hot, humid weather
PruningRemove spent flower stalks after flowering
PropagationPropagate by division
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, slugs, vine weevil
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-free