Chrysosplenium alternifolium

RHS Plant Profile

alternate-leaved golden saxifrage

Other common names

eglyn cylchddail

Synonyms

Chrysosplenium nivale
Chrysosplenium geoides
Chrysosplenium rotundifolium

Bogs Herbaceous Perennial

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A native plant found mostly in the north and west, growing to about 20cm tall and creeping via stolons to form loose mats with shiny, rounded, alternate leaves. Tiny yellow flowers, surrounded by yellowish leaves, appear in flattened clusters over several months from early spring

Position

Full shade, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam

Size

Time to Maturity: 2–5 years

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam

Moisture: Poorly–drained
pH: Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full shade Partial shade

Aspect: East–facing or North–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H5

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Saxifragaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: Yes
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Matforming
Genus: Chrysosplenium are small, sometimes stoloniferous, shade-loving perennials with long-stalked, rounded or kidney-shaped leaves and small yellow, green, white, or purple flowers in terminal bracted clusters
Name Status: Correct
Plant Range: Europe, Siberia

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grows naturally in damp, shady places such as streamsides, wet rocky ledges and boggy woods. Needs permanently wet, neutral to alkaline soil in a mostly shaded spot

Propagation

Propagate by seed or by division

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Wildlife gardens

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to a rust