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Small-leaved lifelong saxifrage in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Saxifraga paniculata var. minutifolia

 

Small-leaved lifelong 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. S. paniculata var. minutifolia is mat-forming, with small, dense rosettes of small silver-green leaves and, in late Spring and early Summer, sprays of white flowers on reddish stems.

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plant Features
  • Small-leaved lifelong saxifrage likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Small-leaved lifelong saxifrage likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Small-leaved lifelong saxifrage is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Small-leaved lifelong saxifrage likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Small-leaved lifelong saxifrage

Latin name

Saxifraga paniculata var. minutifolia

type

Perennial

family

Saxifragaceae

ph

7.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Small-leaved lifelong saxifrage likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Small-leaved lifelong saxifrage is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Small-leaved lifelong saxifrage likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Small-leaved lifelong saxifrage likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Small-leaved lifelong saxifrage is 0.30meters x 0.10meters 0.30 M 0.10 M

Saxifraga paniculata var. minutifolia

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. S. paniculata var. minutifolia is mat-forming, with small, dense rosettes of small silver-green leaves and, in late Spring and early Summer, sprays of white flowers on reddish 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.

 
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