Saxifraga longifolia
Pyrenean rockfoil, King of saxifrages, Pyrenean saxifrage
- Height × spread
- 0.2m × 0.1m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Spring, Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This very beautiful, rounded plant makes a distinctive, domed rosette of exceptionally long leaves. These are covered in a chalky substance that gives an intriguing, grey-green appearance. The rosettes can become quite large over time, sometimes achieving as much as 15cm (6in) in diameter and will eventually send up a large panicle of white flowers. Once these have fruited, however, the plant dies.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Grey, White
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.2m
- Spread
- 0.1m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Flowers in
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Rock garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Poor soil
- Soil pH
- Alkaline
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
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