Saxifraga aizoides
Yellow mountain saxifrage
There are hundreds of Saxifrages. Most are small plants, sometimes succulent, often growing in a rosette of leaves, and have flowers, sometimes in clusters, sometimes singly. Aizoides is a compact clump-forming evergreen with shiny dark green leaves. In the summer small yellow star-shaped flowers appear. Makes an ideal rockery plant.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Yellow mountain saxifrage
Latin name
Saxifraga aizoides
type
Perennial
family
Saxifragaceae
ph
7.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.10 M
Saxifraga aizoides
There are hundreds of Saxifrages. Most are small plants, sometimes succulent, often growing in a rosette of leaves, and have flowers, sometimes in clusters, sometimes singly. Aizoides is a compact clump-forming evergreen with shiny dark green leaves. In the summer small yellow star-shaped flowers appear. Makes an ideal rockery plant.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
The perennial plant needs moist shade and is hardy in USDA plant hardiness zones 5 to 7 in temperate regions. Growing rockfoil requires cool sites which mimic its alpine native ranges. The plants require moist soil, especially in spring when they are growing the most. Give it a location with some shelter from wind and hot sun. Mix in a little compost with existing soil at planting time.