Saxifraga 'Cuscutiformis' (_stolonifera_) (5)
dodder-like saxifrage
'Cuscutiformis' is a rosette-forming, stoloniferous perennial, to 25cm tall, with rounded, hairy, shallow-toothed green leaves flushed bronze-red and netted with silvery veins. Flowering stems bear panicles of tiny white flowers in summer
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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–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Bronze Green Red | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White | Bronze Green Red | ||
| Autumn | Bronze Green Red | |||
| Winter | Bronze Green Red |
Position
- Full shade
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or East–facing or North–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Habit
- Trailing
- 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
- Irregulares section saxifrages are shade-tolerant, usually herbaceous perennials forming rosettes broad, palmately lobed leaves, with leafless stems bearing lax panicles of small flowers with short upper, and longer lower petals, in summer or autumn
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in well-drained humus-rich soil in full or partial shade
Propagation
Propagate by runners that root on contact with moist soil or compost
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Rock garden
- Patio and container plants
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs, aphids and glasshouse red spider mite
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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