About
Saxifraga oppositifolia, the purple mountain saxifrage, is a sturdy, stoloniferous, mat-forming perennial with tiny tight rosettes of opposite, ovate, grey-green leaves. Masses of solitary, purple, cup-shaped flowers on short upturned stems are produced in early spring � one of the earliest alpine plants to flower. A beautiful native alpine saxifrage for a cool, moist, very well-drained rock garden.
About the genus
Saxifraga, the saxifrages, are a vast and diverse genus of annuals, biennials and evergreen or herbaceous perennials, mostly mat- or cushion-forming with simple or lobed leaves and starry or rounded flowers in panicles, cymes or solitary. Excellent plants for rock gardens, alpine troughs and shaded walls.
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