Saxifraga 'Rubrifolia'
Japanese Rockfoil
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.Irregulares section saxifrages are shade-tolerant, usually herbaceous perennials forming rosettes broad, palmate loved leaves, with leafless stems bearing lax panicles of small flowers with short upper, and longer lower petals in summer or autumn. 'Rubrifolia' is a compact deciduous perennial to 20cm tall, with rounded, bluntly lobes and toothed, red-tinged leaves, wine-red beneath, and deep red stems bearing airy sprays of white flowers 1cm wide in late summer and autumn. (www.rhs.org.uk)
Contributed by @awomanonabike
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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
Japanese Rockfoil
Latin name
Saxifraga 'Rubrifolia'
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
0.20 M
Saxifraga 'Rubrifolia'
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.Irregulares section saxifrages are shade-tolerant, usually herbaceous perennials forming rosettes broad, palmate loved leaves, with leafless stems bearing lax panicles of small flowers with short upper, and longer lower petals in summer or autumn. 'Rubrifolia' is a compact deciduous perennial to 20cm tall, with rounded, bluntly lobes and toothed, red-tinged leaves, wine-red beneath, and deep red stems bearing airy sprays of white flowers 1cm wide in late summer and autumn. (www.rhs.org.uk)
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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