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Beginner
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0.5m
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0.5m
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Saxifraga stolonifera
Other names: Strawberry saxifrage, Strawberry begonia, Old man's beard, Old man's beard, Strawberry geranium, Beefsteak plant, Creeping sailor, Creeping saxifrage, Mother of thousands, Wandering Jew, Aaron's beard, Saxifraga sarmentosa
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Genus: Saxifraga
Species: S. stolonifera - S. stolonifera is a creeping perennial which forms rosettes of rounded olive-green, silvery-veined leaves, flushed red on their underside and starry white blossoms with distinctive pointed petals and bright yellow ovary.
Saxifraga stolonifera is: Deciduous
Flower: White in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green, Veined, White in Summer
Habit: Trailing
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Saxifraga 'Theoden' (Purple mountain saxifrage 'Theoden')
Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry saxifrage) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Containers, Gravel, Greenhouse, Indoor
Cultivation: Can be grown outside in free-draining, humus-rich soil in a sheltered, shady position. Also suitable for growing indoors or under glass, where it will be semi-evergreen.
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Chalky, Loamy, Sandy |
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Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Partial Shade, Full Shade |
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North, South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3) |
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