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Caryophyllaceae
Saxifrage-pink
Petrorhagia saxifraga
Also known as Tunic flower, Petrorhagia saxifraga, Gypsophila saxifraga, Tunic pink
Native Plants · Rock Garden · Mat-Forming · Petrorhagia · Caryophyllaceae · Pink Flowers · Drought Tolerant · Alpine · Wall Plant · Perennial · European Native
Saxifrage-pink is a delicate, mat-forming perennial that produces small pale pink flowers and is perfectly suited to rock gardens, wall crevices, and dry, stony soils. It is very drought tolerant once established and thrives in lean, well-drained substrates with minimal fertilisation. Plant in a sunny or partly shaded spot and avoid heavy, wet soils to keep this low-maintenance plant healthy.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly; allow soil to dry out fully between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 8 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, Baltic States, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Iran, Italy, Maine, Masachusettes, Michigan
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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