About
Saxifraga rivularis, the Highland saxifrage, is a free-flowering mountain saxifrage from wet, rocky habitats in the Highlands producing the characteristic small rosettes and white flowers of the genus in summer. A rewarding and ornamental specialist plant for a cool, moist, very well-drained alpine house.
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.
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.