Saxifraga retusa

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Saxifraga retusa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Saxifraga retusa, Gouan. Caudicles prostrate, much branched, the branches densely cespitose, only about 1-2 in. high; fls.-sts. erect, 1-4-fld., glandular-hirsute above: lvs. rather stiff, green with a grayish cast, the lower and those of the sterile branches imbricate in 4 rows, spreading or recurved from their middle, oblong-lanceolate, apex flat-triangular and 3-5-pitted, 3-cornered-carinate; upper lvs. obovate ciliate at the obtuse, thickened, retuse apex, base hirsute: fls. large, rich ruby- to purple-red; calyx hirsute, the lobes oblong, obtuse; petals lanceolate, twice as long as the calyx-lobes. May-July. High Alps of S. Eu. Gt. 32:1110.— May be grown on a shady ledge in rich, but stony, well- drained soil. Not common in cult. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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