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Saxifragaceae
Round-leaf saxifrage
Saxifraga rotundifolia
Also known as Brook saxifrage, Kidney saxifrage, Round-leaved saxifrage, Miscopetalum rotundifolium
Native Plants · Alpine · Woodland · Shade Garden · Saxifrage · Ground Cover · Perennial · Rockery · White Flowers · European Native · Cool Climate
Round-leaf saxifrage is a charming European alpine perennial that produces delicate white star-shaped flowers above rounded, kidney-shaped leaves in shaded, moist environments. It thrives in cool, humus-rich soil in a shaded or woodland garden setting and makes an excellent ground cover under trees. Keep the soil moist and protect from harsh afternoon sun to prevent leaf scorch.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water to keep soil consistently moist; does not tolerate drought · Every 5-7 days; more frequently in warm or dry spells
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iran, Italy, Kriti, North Caucasus, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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