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Fortune saxifrage | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Fortune saxifrage

Saxifraga fortunei (5)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Saxifraga
Family: Saxifragaceae

About this plant

S. fortunei is an herbaceous perennial to 40cm in height, with fleshy, rounded, lobed basal leaves to 10cm across, often reddish beneath. Flowers white, with short upper and 1-2 long lower petals, in large open panicles from late summer

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full ShadePartial Shade

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest FacingNorth FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moist but well-drained soil in deep or partial shade. Suitable for a rock garden or border

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed or division of clumps

Pests

May be attacked by aphids, slugs, vine weevil and glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverWall Side Borders

Planting Places

OutdoorSubmerged Aquatic

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years