Saxifraga squarrosa

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Saxifraga squarrosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Saxifraga squarrosa, Sieber. Very densely cespitose, about 3 in. high, with woody, subcylindrical caudicles which are very densely imbricate-leafy: lvs. of the caudicles dark green, imbricated, erect, becoming curved-spreading at the apex, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, submucronulate, very narrowly cartilaginous margined, at the base fimbriate, the back convex and obtusely carinate above, marked with 7 pits, crustate with lime when young; cauline lvs. linear, slightly carinate, 3-5-pitted: infl. 2-6-fld., borne on very slender sts. which are glandular below and sparsely glandular or glabrous above: fls. white; calyx glabrous, the lobes ovate, obtuse, slightly cartilaginous at their tips; petals subrotund-obovate, 5-nerved, the nerves straight, twice as long as the calyx-lobes. May-Aug. Mountains of Eu. G.L. 28: 185.—A small species useful in alpine-gardens in a sunny spot. It likes to be firmly wedged between stones with sufficient earth for its root--development. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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