Saxifraga hirsuta
Kidney Saxifrage
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. Saxifraga hirsuta forms mounds of rosettes of spoon-like leaves, and in late Spring and early Summer has clusters of flowers speckled with red on hairy stems.
Contributed by @tiggrx
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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
Kidney Saxifrage
Latin name
Saxifraga hirsuta
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 hirsuta
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. Saxifraga hirsuta forms mounds of rosettes of spoon-like leaves, and in late Spring and early Summer has clusters of flowers speckled with red on hairy stems.
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.
tiggrx