Saxifraga 'Purple Robe'
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SAXIFRAGE
Family: Saxifragaceae
GROWING GUIDE
Geographic Origin:
Garden.
Plant Group:
Perennial.
Hardiness:
Sunset zones: 1-7, 14-17.
USDA zones: 4-9.
Mature size:
Height: 10 inches (with flowers) (25 cm).
Width: 12 inches (30 cm).
Flowering period:
May.
Flowering attributes:
Carmine-red flower clusters.
Leaf attributes:
Cushion forming rosette of green leaves.
Growth habit:
Mat forming.
Light:
Full sun to partial shade.
Soil:
Average to moist, well-drained soil.
Feeding:
Well balanced organic fertilizer in spring.
Propagation Methods:
Divide rosettes in spring or autumn.
Pruning Methods:
Dead head flowers.
Rainy Side Notes
Easy care perennial that looks great in a rock wall crevice or cascading over the top. If centers die out plant outside rosettes. I will push the rosettes close and place rocks or extra soil to keep plant compact.
Debra Teachout-Teashon
Photographed in author's garden.
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