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| Saxifraga | Common name; Saxifrage |
Saxifrage is a good herbaceous ground cover plant.
It usually grows to a height of 25-50mm (1"-2") and can spread up to 600mm (24")
They also grow well in rock crevices, making it a quite a good rockery subject.
The flowers appear through March and April
They prefer fairly moist well drained soil with good humus content and dappled shade, avoid frost pockets!
Although an acid or neutral soil is often recommended, the pH does not seem critical.
They are prone to slug attacks in open ground, and Vine weevils when in pots.
Week 20 onwards; Divide plants after flowering and plant immediately.
alternatively; detach non-flowering rosettes.
Remove the lower leaves and insert them into pots/trays of a 50-50 mix of peat and river sand (quantities by volume )
Give the pots a good soaking place in a cold frame to root.
Water sparingly until planting out time in April the following year, but do not allow them to dry out completely.
Week 40; Plant out from now until April if weather and ground conditions allow.
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