Saxifraga 'Variegata' (× _urbium_) (11/v)
An evergreen, variegated perennial with green and yellow-splashed, spoon-shaped leaves arranged in rosettes forming a low, spreading mat. Tiny star-shaped, pink-flushed white flowers are borne on slender, branched stems up to 30cm tall in spring and summer
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
Alkaline, Neutral, AcidColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Pink White | Green Yellow Variegated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink White | Green Yellow Variegated | ||
| Autumn | Green Yellow Variegated | |||
| Winter | Green Yellow Variegated |
Position
- Partial shade
Aspect
North–facing or East–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Native to the UK
- 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
Not established
- Horticultural Group
- Gymnopera section saxifrages are perennials forming rosettes of evergreen leaves, with leafless stems bearing panicles of small, 5-petalled flowers
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in any moist but well-drained soil in light shade
Propagation
Propagate by detaching individual rosettes and rooting as cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Patio and container plants
- Rock garden
- Cottage and informal garden
- Low Maintenance
- Garden edging
- Ground cover
- 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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