Saxifraga aretioides

Plant Characteristics
Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	3 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3. to 6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Width:	⇔	4 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4. to 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Scientific Names
Saxifragaceae >	Saxifraga >	aretioides >

Plant Characteristics
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

Scientific Names

Read about Saxifraga aretioides in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Saxifraga aretioides, Lapeyr. Cespitose, about 2 in. high, with woody, densely imbricate-foliose caudicles: sts. short and leafy, glandular-hirsute: lower lvs. sulcate, weakly keeled, leathery and stiff, both sides gray-green but violet at the base of the under surface, linear-lingulate, apex rather obtuse, margin narrowly cartilaginous, the lower portion ciliate and near the margin are 7-9 pits noticeable with age; cauline lvs. linear-spatulate, glandular-hirsute and cartilaginous except the apical portion: infl. terminal, 1-3-fld., rarely cymose, 3-5-fld.; the pedicels and calyx glandular: fls. golden yellow, calyx- lobes ovate and acutish; petals broad-obovate, 5-7- nerved, more than twice as long as the calyx-lobes. April-July. Mountains of Eu. B.M. 5849. Should be planted on a shady ledge where it will obtain plenty of moisture. Little known in Amer. Var. primulina, Hort., grows about 1 1/2 in. high; the peduncles are paler green than the type; the fls. are true primrose-yellow and the petals are usually well rounded and fairly well imbricated. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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