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Saxifraga caespitosa Pink

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Botanical Name: Common Names:

Saxifraga caespitosa Pink Tufted Alpine Saxifrage,

Native: Foliage Type:

No Evergreen

Plant Type: Plant Habit:

Herbs & Vegetables Clumping, Dense, Mat Forming

Description:

Small exotic rockery perennial with foliage that is rigid and hairy that forms a dense carpet. Blooms from end of winter through to summer with several pink flowers that sit on straight stems about 3cm-15cm above foliage.

Mature Height: Mature Width:

<15cm <30cm

Position: Soil Type:

Full Sun, Semi Shade Any

Landscape Use(s)

Rockery

Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free

Cultural Notes:

Plant Care

None

Family Name: Origin:

Saxifragaceae Africa

Characteristics

Foliage Colour: Green

Flower Colour: Pink

Flower Fragrant: No

Flowering Season: Spring, Summer

Fruit: Insignificant

Requirements Tolerances

Growth Rate: Slow

Maintenance Level: Low

Water Usage: Medium / Moderate

Drought: Medium / Moderate

Frost: Moderate

Wind: Medium / Moderate

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