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Saxifragaceae
Rue-leaf saxifrage
Saxifraga tridactylites
Also known as Whitlow saxifrage, Rue-leaved saxifrage, Saxifraga tridactylites, Saxifraga tridactylites var. major
Native Plants · Rock-Garden · Alpine · Saxifrage · Small-Plant · Partial-Shade · Wall-Garden · Spring-Flowering · Wildflower · European-Native
Rue-leaf saxifrage is a delicate, small-statured plant best suited to rock gardens, wall crevices, and alpine troughs where it receives partial shade and good drainage. Water regularly during the growing season but ensure the substrate drains freely to prevent root rot. It is a low-growing charmer that works well in naturalistic or cottage-garden settings with minimal fertilization needed.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; keep soil evenly moist but never waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- rocky
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 3 in – 12 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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