Soleirolia soleirolii 'Aurea'

Soleirolia soleirolii 'Aurea'

Arum dioscoridis var syriacum

Arum dioscoridis var syriacum

Saxifraga umbrosa

Pyrenean Saxifrage, London Pride, St Patrick's Cabbage, St Paddy's Cabbage, Shadow Saxifrage
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ex 9cm pot
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Quick Overview
  • Rosettes of thick waxy leaves
  • Panicles of white and pink flowers in summer
  • Well-drained soil but moist during summer
  • Hardy
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    Saxifraga umbrosa, London Pride or St Patrick's Cabbage, is a rosette-forming alpine perennial from the Pyrenees with waxy green foliage that gradually clumps to form a large ground-covering carpet. Its bright green leaves have a pale mid-rib and a wavy crenallated edge with small hairs and the basal rosettes can grow quite large before starting to send out offsets. In summer it sends up masses of exquisite five-petaled white flowers, intricately spotted with pink and yellow and embellished with apricot-pink anthers on long white filaments.

    Saxifraga umbrosa is one of those plants that has been around British gardens for so long it is now usually overlooked by designers and exotic gardeners. This is an unfortunate oversight as it makes a wonderful planting companion with a wide range of more obviously exotic plants particularly the American and South African desert plants.

    Horticultural snobbery is sadly alive and well in some quarters and a dose or two of imagination is always a healthy antidote. This is a wonderful plant. Inspired planting combinations with Saxifraga umbrosa will reward anyone who can think outside of the confines of gardening fashion. A plant doesn't have to be rare to have great value. Sometimes the most common of plants can provide uncommonly good results. Experiment with this plant. Be creative ... try it in new ways. Surprise yourself ... but don't expect the horti-snobs to approve. They are not known for their generosity of heart ... something the humble Saxifraga umbrosa has in spades.


    Additional Information

    Order Saxifragales
    Family Saxifragaceae
    Synonyms Geum umbrosum, Hydatica umbrosa, Robertsonia sphaeroidea, Robertsonia umbrosa, Steiranisia punctata
    Geographical Origin Pyrenees
    Cultivation Well-drained soil that retains just enough moisture during the heat of summer. Watch out for black-fly as they often lurk in the rosettes
    Eventual Height Foliage to 10cm, flowers to 35m
    Eventual Spread Spreading
    Hardiness Fully hardy
    Saxifraga umbrosa
    Pyrenean Saxifrage, London Pride, St Patrick's Cabbage, St Paddy's Cabbage, Shadow Saxifrage
    Size
    ex 9cm pot
    Availability: Sold Out
    £4.99
    You could receive 20 Palm Points for writing a review for this product.
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