Saxifraga 'Stellar Moon' (_fortunei_) (5)
saxifrage 'Stellar Moon'
A dwarf, clump-forming perennial with rosettes of dark green, rounded leaves with a reddish tint to around 30cm in height. Masses of star-shaped clear white flowers with yellow centres on short stems appear from late summer throughout the autumn. A good choice for colour in a shady border or rock garden and also makes a good houseplant
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green Red | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White | Green Red | ||
| Autumn | White | Green Red | ||
| Winter | Green Red |
Position
- Full shade
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Genus
Saxifraga can be annuals, biennials, evergreen or herbaceous perennials, mostly mat-forming in habit, with simple or palmately lobed leaves and starry or rounded flowers which may be solitary of in panicles or cymes
- Name status
Unresolved
- Horticultural Group
- Irregulares section saxifrages are shade-tolerant, usually herbaceous perennials forming rosettes broad, palmately lobed leaves, with leafless stems bearing lax panicles of small flowers with short upper, and longer lower petals, in summer or autumn
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in moist but well-drained, moist, humus-rich, slightly acidic soil in deep or partial shade
Propagation
Propagate by detaching individual rosettes and rooting as cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Rock garden
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, slugs, vine weevil and glasshouse red spider mite
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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