Saxifraga 'Mother of Pearl' (× _irvingii_) (7)

Alpine Rockery

A compact, evergreen perennial with single white flowers held on short stems above the rosettes of dark green leaves

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Chalk, Loam, Sand

Up to 10 cm

0.1-0.5 metres

Chalk Loam Sand

Full sun Partial shade

Family: Saxifragaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Matforming
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: Accepted
Horticultural Group

Horticultural Classification Codes

Horticultural Classification Codes are often given to genera which have a large number of species or cultivars. They are used to categorise cultivated plants based on specific, shared characteristics such as shape, colour, size or flowering time, and can be displayed as letters or numbers

For example:
Dahlia ‘Sunset Kate (Sin) = Single flower
Rosa ‘Marigold’ (HT) = Hybrid Tea: Porphyrion section saxifrages are compact, cushion or mat-forming evergreen perennials with small, usually lime-encrusted leaves, and 5-petalled white, yellow or pink flowers in early summer

Suitable for rock garden or trough in full sun or partial shade. Keep roots moist

Propagate by detaching individual rosettes and root as cuttings

No pruning required

Generally disease-free