Saxifraga fortunei'Blackberry and Apple Pie'
Saxifrage 'Blackberry and Apple Pie'
There are hundreds of Saxifrages. Most are small plants, sometimes succulent, often growing in a rosette of leaves, and have flowers, sometimes in clusters, sometimes singly. 'Blackberry and Apple Pie' has scalloped red margined, bristly leaves, shapely heads of biscuit coloured flowers from red stems and with red bracts. 30cm.
Contributed by @dammers1981
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Saxifrage 'Blackberry and Apple Pie'
Latin name
Saxifraga fortunei'Blackberry and Apple Pie'
type
Perennial
family
Saxifragaceae
ph
7.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.30 M
Saxifraga fortunei'Blackberry and Apple Pie'
There are hundreds of Saxifrages. Most are small plants, sometimes succulent, often growing in a rosette of leaves, and have flowers, sometimes in clusters, sometimes singly. 'Blackberry and Apple Pie' has scalloped red margined, bristly leaves, shapely heads of biscuit coloured flowers from red stems and with red bracts. 30cm.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
The perennial plant needs moist shade and is hardy in USDA plant hardiness zones 5 to 7 in temperate regions. Growing rockfoil requires cool sites which mimic its alpine native ranges. The plants require moist soil, especially in spring when they are growing the most. Give it a location with some shelter from wind and hot sun. Mix in a little compost with existing soil at planting time.
joanboston
thehardygardener