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Saxifragaceae
Russethair saxifrage
Micranthes ferruginea
Also known as Saxifraga ferruginea var. nivea, Hexaphoma ferruginea, Saxifraga leucanthemifolia var. integrifolia, Saxifraga ferruginea var. foliacea
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Alpine · Saxifrage · Rock Garden · Wildflower · Native · Shade Tolerant · Mountain Plant · Perennial · Pacific Northwest · Specialist
Russethair saxifrage is a specialist alpine perennial native to cool, moist mountain environments and requires consistent moisture with excellent drainage to thrive. It performs best in rock gardens or shaded slopes where temperatures remain cool and humidity is high. This plant is rarely available commercially and is best suited to experienced gardeners recreating subalpine conditions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; never allow to fully dry out · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 3.7–8.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 20 ft – 40 ft
- Spread
- 20 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Mixed
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Northwest Territorie, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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