Saxifraga Plant Growing Care Guide for Gardeners Saxifraga is a large genus of predominantly perennial plants that are native to the Northern Hemisphere They are commonly referred to as Saxifrage or Rockfoil plants Due to the large amounts of species in this genus (440) there is a large variation in both form and lifecycles
Saxifrage - blooming and advice on caring for this tiny perennial Saxifrage is a beautiful little perennial that blooms for most of the year depending on the variety Key Saxifrage facts: Soil: ordinary – Flowering: February to August depending on variety Along edges, as ground cover or to the side of a perennial flower bed, it will look magnificent
Saxifraga - Wikipedia Saxifraga is the largest genus in the family Saxifragaceae, containing about 473 species of holarctic perennial plants, known as saxifrages[1][2] or rockfoils [3] The Latin word saxifraga means literally "stone-breaker", from Latin saxum ("rock" or "stone") + frangere ("to break")
Rockfoil Saxifraga Information: How To Grow Rockfoil Plants | Gardening . . . Information on how to grow rockfoil plants will allow you an easy entry into this diverse and attractive group of plants A commonplace form of Saxifraga is mossy rockfoil There are many types of rockfoil, but mossy rockfoil is readily available in nurseries and garden centers The mossy varieties are in the section of Saxifraga called hypnoides
How To Grow Saxifraga Types: Popular For . . . - Horticulture Magazine Saxifraga is the name given to a section of saxifrages which are mat-forming, evergreen perennials They are popular for growing in rockeries, containers, stone walls, and as ground cover or bed edging in free-draining locations Saxifraga is a large genus within the Saxifragaceae family
Saxifraga - Saxifrages - Gardenia Among the choicest of rock garden plants, Saxifraga (Saxifrage) can be annuals, biennials, evergreen or herbaceous perennials Noted for the exquisite symmetry of their star-shaped flowers and fine-textured foliage, they come in all sorts of sizes, shapes, colors and bloom from late winter through to the frosts of fall
Saxifrage | Alpine, Perennial, Rock Garden | Britannica Saxifrage, (genus Saxifraga), any of a genus of flowering plants, of the family Saxifragaceae, native in temperate, subarctic, and alpine areas About 300 species have been identified Many of them are valued as rock-garden subjects, and some are grown in garden borders
Saxifraga stolonifera (Creeping Saxifrage, Strawberry Begonia . . . Strawberry Begonia, also called "Mother of Thousands" because of its prolific spread by red strawberry-like runners, is an evergreen stoloniferous flowering perennial with heart-shaped green leaves with distinctive white veins above and attractive red beneath
Saxifraga- Perennial Plant, How to grow Saxifrage, rockfoil A genus of some 370 species of mainly dwarf tufted perennial and annual plants inhabiting the mountain regions of the northern and southern temperate regions The many species, varieties and cultivars are usually grown on the rock garden or in the alpine house