Saxifraga cochlearis is a choice silver saxifrage from a very restricted range in the Maritime Alps of southeastern France and northwestern Italy. It forms compact rosettes of stiff, narrow, spoon-tipped leaves, the foliage becoming attractively encrusted with lime deposits along the margins. In late spring and summer, slender stems rise above the rosettes carrying loose sprays of small white flowers, sometimes lightly marked with red.
A superb plant for the alpine rock garden, trough or limestone crevice. In the wild it grows in cracks and ledges of limestone cliffs, often on cooler-facing exposures, and appreciates excellent drainage with some protection from the hottest afternoon sun. Although naturally associated with limestone, it is not strictly dependent on alkaline soil. One of the more distinctive members of the silver saxifrages, and an excellent choice for a carefully constructed rock garden.
It has those lovely sprays of white flowers, in late spring/early summer. A remarkable, tough, hardy saxifrage. That reminds me, if you haven’t seen David Sellars presentation entitled “The Joy of Sax’ you really must see it.
Saxifraga cochlearis is a choice silver saxifrage from a very restricted range in the Maritime Alps of southeastern France and northwestern Italy. It forms compact rosettes of stiff, narrow, spoon-tipped leaves, the foliage becoming attractively encrusted with lime deposits along the margins. In late spring and summer, slender stems rise above the rosettes carrying loose sprays of small white flowers, sometimes lightly marked with red.
A superb plant for the alpine rock garden, trough or limestone crevice. In the wild it grows in cracks and ledges of limestone cliffs, often on cooler-facing exposures, and appreciates excellent drainage with some protection from the hottest afternoon sun. Although naturally associated with limestone, it is not strictly dependent on alkaline soil. One of the more distinctive members of the silver saxifrages, and an excellent choice for a carefully constructed rock garden.
It has those lovely sprays of white flowers, in late spring/early summer. A remarkable, tough, hardy saxifrage. That reminds me, if you haven’t seen David Sellars presentation entitled “The Joy of Sax’ you really must see it.
