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SAXIFRAGE

The genus Saxifraga is a large group of plants that has been further divided into Sections. 

An excellent reference book is

Saxifrages - A Definitive Guide to the 2000 Species, Hybrids & Cultivars by Malcolm McGregor (Timber Press 2008)

which has the latest nomenclature and classification information.  

 


Silver Saxifrages

This group of plants has lime encrusted foliage that gives it a silvery look.  They originate in alpine regions of the world and require very well drained soil that never dries out completely.  Best suited for rock gardens and troughs.


Saxifraga cochlearis 'Major'


Saxifraga cochlearis 'Major'©

Saxifraga cochlearis 'Major'

 

Silver Saxifrage

Section Ligulatae saxifrage with large encrusted rosettes and sprays of white flowers in spring.  Cool sun to part shade, gritty soil. -10 degrees F Native to the Italian Alps Saxifragaceae

 

 

 

 

 


Saxifraga 'Cockscomb'


Saxifraga 'Cockscomb'© Saxifraga 'Cockscomb'

 

Silver Saxifrage

Section Ligulatae saxifrage with a distinctive lime encrusted ridge in center of leaves, sprays of white flowers in spring.  Cool sun to part shade, gritty soil. -20 degrees F Saxifragaceae

A S. paniculata hybrid.

 

 


Saxifraga cotyledon 'Caterhamensis'


Saxifraga cotyledon 'Caterhamensis'©

Saxifraga cotyledon 'Caterhamensis'

Saxifraga cotyledon 'Caterhamensis'

 

Silver Saxifrage

Section Ligulatae saxifrage with rosettes of silver edged foliage and sprays of white flowers in spring. Flower spikes 8-12 " tall.  Grow in partial shade in gritty, very well drained soil with regular water.  Hardy to -10 degrees F  Saxifragaceae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Saxifraga x gaudinii 'Canis Dalmatica'

Saxifraga x gaudinii 'Canis Damlatica'©Saxifraga x gaudinii 'Canis Dalmatica'

Saxifraga x gaudinii 'Canis Dalmatica'

 



From a cross between S. paniculata and S. cotyledon, Section Ligulatae saxifrage has cushions of small leaves with sprays of white, red spotted, flowers.  Cool sun to part shade, gritty soil. Hardy to -10 degrees F  Saxifragaceae

 

 

 

 


Saxifraga kolenatiana 'Fosters Red'


Saxifraga kolenatiana 'Fosters Red'  

Silver Saxifrage

Section Ligulatae saxifrage with rosettes of pointed, green leaves and sprays of dark red flowers in spring.  Cool sun to part shade, gritty soil. -20 degrees F Saxifragaceae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Saxifraga x longifolia

Saxifraga longifolia©Saxifraga longifolia single rosette

Saxifraga longifolia natural hybrid in flower©Saxifraga x longifolia - hybrid in flower

Saxifraga longifolia© Saxifraga x longifolia with offset rosettes

 

 

Pyrenean Saxifrage

Silver leaved, encrusted rosettes that after several years produce a long panicle with dozens of cup-shaped white flowers.  Our current stock pictured at left is from wild collected seed but is probably of hybrid origin since it has multiple rosettes whereas the species produces a single rosette.  24" long (in flower) x 8" wide.  Grow in cool sun or part shade among rocks, in scree bed or alpine house in sharply drained, moderately fertile soil. Native to the calcareous rocky slopes in the Pyrenees Mountains.  Hardy to -10 degrees F.   Saxifragaceae

 

 

 

 

 

 


Saxifraga paniculata ssp brevifolia


Saxifraga paniculata ssp brevifolia©Saxifraga paniculata ssp brevifolia

Saxifraga paniculata ssp brevifolia©Saxifraga paniculata ssp brevifolia

Saxifraga paniculata ssp brevifolia©Saxifraga paniculata ssp brevifolia

 

Saxifraga paniculata 'Brevifolia'

Saxifraga aizoon minor

Silver Saxifrage with small rosettes and panicles of  white flower to 12" in spring.  Grow in cool sun to part shade, gritty, well-drained soil.  An endangered species in the wild in Central European mountains. Hardy to -20 degrees F.  Saxifragaceae

 

 

 

 

 

 


Saxifraga paniculata


Saxifraga paniculata v rosea©Saxifraga paniculata

 

 

White Mountain Saxifrage

Encrusted Saxifrage with many small rosettes with red stemmed stalk topped by panicles of  white flower to 12" in spring.  Grow in cool sun to part shade, gritty, well-drained soil.  Hardy to -20 degrees F.  Saxifragaceae

 

 

 

 

 


Saxifraga paniculata ssp cartilaginea

Saxifraga cartilagenea flower©Saxifraga cartilaginea flower

Saxifraga cartilaginea© Saxifraga cartilaginea

Saxifraga carilaginea© Saxifraga paniculata ssp cartilaginea in winter

 

 

 

 

syn Saxifraga cartilaginea

Dense cushion of large pointed leaves with lime secretions mainly at the leaf edge and panicles of small white flowers in spring.  4-6" tall.  Part shade, gritty soil. Grown from seed collected in the Russian Caucuses at 7200 ft.  Found among rocks at various elevations.  Hardy to at least -10 degrees F Saxifragaceae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Saxifraga x burnatii

Saxifraga x burnatii flowers©

Saxifraga  x burnatii

Saxifraga x burnatii©

 

 

Saxifrage

Dense rosettes of light green, toothed and chalky margined leaves and spikes of white, pink spotted flowers in spring.  Grow in sun to light shade in gritty, well-drained soil.   Hardy to –20 degrees F.  Saxifragaceae

 

Saxifraga x burnatii is reported to be a cross between Saxifraga cochlearis and S. paniculata.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Saxifraga x 'Whitehill'

Saxifraga x Whitehill©

Saxifraga x Whitehill

Saxifraga x Whitehill flower

 

 

Encrusted Saxifrage

This is an encrusted saxifrage with rosettes of chalky, white leaves with attractive red tones at the base .  Spikes of white flowers in spring.  Grow in sun to light shade in gritty, well-drained soil.   Of hybrid origin with unknown parentage.  Hardy to –20 degrees F.  Saxifragaceae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



The London Pride Saxifrages

Garden saxifrages that produce sprays of flowers in spring.


Saxifraga cuneifolia

Saxifraga cuneifolia©

Saxifraga cuneifolia rosettes

Saxifraga cuneifolia flowers©Saxifraga cuneifolia flowers

 

Evergreen rosettes

Section Gymnopera - Evergreen rosettes of leathery leaves produce panicles of small white flowers in spring.  8 " high x 12" wide.  Grow in full to part shade in humus rich, moist soil.  Native to deciduous mountain forests from the Carpathians to the Pyrenees   Hardy to -20 degrees F.  Saxifragaceae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Saxifraga x urbium 'London Pride' (S. umbrosa x S. spathularis)

Saxifraga x urbium 'London Pride'©

Saxifraga x urbium 'London Pride'

Saxifraga x urbium 'London Pride' flower©Saxifraga x urbium 'London Pride' flower

 

 



Evergreen rosettes of leathery, variegated leaves produce panicles of small white, spotted, flowers to 12" tall in spring.   Grow in full to part shade in humus rich, moist soil.  Hardy to -10 degrees F.  Saxifragaceae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Saxifraga x zimmeteri

Saxifraga x zimmeteri foliage© Saxifraga x zimmeteri

 

 

 

Hybrid Saxifrage

This saxifrage is a hybrid cross between S. cuneifolia and S. paniculata.  It produces white flowers in spring.   Grow in sun to light shade in gritty, well-drained soil.     Hardy to –10 degrees F.  Saxifragaceae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Mossy Saxifrages



Saxifraga hypnoides

Saxifraga hypnoides flowers© Saxifraga hypnoides

Saxifraga hypnoides

 



Section Saxifraga species mossy saxifrage that makes carpet of bright green rosettes with sprays of star white flowers to 4-10" high in spring.  Grow in part shade in poor, well drained soil. Native to rocky slopes in NW Europe.   Saxifragaceae

 

 


Saxifraga intricata ex Pyrenees  (syn. Saxifraga nervosa)

Saxifraga intricata

©Saxifraga intricata

Saxifraga intricata

 

 

 



Section Saxifraga - Evergreen rosettes of dark green, pinnate leaves with sprays of white flowers to 6" high in spring to early summer.  Grow in sun to part shade in well drained soil. From the Pyrenees mountains.   Saxifragaceae

 

 


Saxifraga x 'Apple Blossom'

Saxifraga 'Apple Blossom'©

Saxifraga 'Apple Blossom'

Saxifraga 'Apple Blossom'©

 

 

Evergreen rosettes

Section Saxifraga - Evergreen rosette forming perennial topped by pink to white flowers in spring.  Larger leaves than Sax. x arrendsii.Grow in light shade in fertile, well-drained soil.   Hardy to –20 degrees F.  Saxifragaceae

We are not sure of the origin of this plant.  There is a plant by this name listed in Malcom McGregor's Book and Don Howse of Porterhowse Farms recalls coining the name for a wild collected plant 20 years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Saxifraga x arendsii

Saxafraga x Hybrids, Mossy Saxifrage is an early spring bloomer©

Saxafraga x Hybrids, Mossy Saxifrage is an early spring bloomer©

 

A Profusion of Lovely Flowers



Section Saxifraga - These plants were grown from a German commercial seed mix for rock gardens.   They are mossy saxifrages, evergreen, rosette-forming mounds, with spring and early summer blooms in white and light to dark pink.   6"x12".  Grow in part shade in moist, well-drained soil.   Use in rock garden, mixed border, containers.    Hardy to –10 degrees F.   Saxifragaceae

Complex hybrid origin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Other Saxifrages

Saxifraga cymbalaria

Saxifraga cymbalaria©Saxifraga cymbalaria

 



Section Cymbalaria saxifrage with tiny green, almost succulent, leaves form a carpet that is covered with yellow flowers all season in our climate.  Annual or biennial and self sows.  Grow in full to part shade in humus rich, moist to wet soil.  Eastern Carpathians.  Saxifragaceae

 

 

 


Saxifraga tricuspidata

Saxifraga tricuspidata©

 

Three Toothed Saxifrage



Section Trachyphyllum saxifrage with rosettes of toothed leaves and spotted white flowers in spring. 8 x 55” Cool sun to part shade, gritty soil. -10 degrees F  Grown form wild seed collected in Alaska Saxifragaceae

 

 

 

 


 

 

Saxifraga manschuriensis (syn Saxifraga punctata var manchuriensis)

Saxifraga manschuriensis©Saxifraga manschuriensis plant

Saxifraga manschuriensis flowers©Saxifraga manschuriensis flowers

 

 



Section Calthophyllum -   This deciduous Asian species has large round to kidney shaped leaves, fuzzy and paler green beneath.  It produces thick stems with panicles of pinkish flowers in summer.  12-15" tall.  Grow in cool sun to part shade in well-drained drained, moderately fertile soil. Meadows and crevices in NE China, Russia and Korea  Hardy to -30 degrees.   Saxifragaceae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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