Groundcover Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 4 - 9
- Height: 6 inches
- Bloom Season: Early summer
- Bloom Color: Rose
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Foot Traffic: Light
- Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 6.6 - 7.8
- Deer Resistant: Yes
Saxifraga (Saxifraga Arendsii Rose Robe) - What a charming little ground cover plant for cooler climates! Saxifraga readily establishes from ground cover seeds, and it does well edging a border, spilling over a wall, or in containers. Often called Moss Saxifraga, it forms a low evergreen mound of bright green leaves that bear short stems of small cup-shaped rose-pink flowers. Saxifraga prefers cool growing conditions and does not tolerate drought or hot humid weather. In warmer zones, make sure it gets afternoon shade. Trim back stems once their flowers fade to neaten the ground cover plants, but no other trimming is needed during the year. Saxifraga will self-seed but not to the point of crowding.
Sow Saxifraga ground cover seed directly outdoors in either the fall or the spring. Prepare soil by loosening the top 1 - 2 inches and weeding. Saxifraga plants prefer well-draining soil, so amend soil if needed, adding sand or fine grit. The soil pH preferably should be mildly alkaline. Sow the Saxifraga ground cover seeds on the surface, lightly walking over the seeds to help make good contact with the soil. Keep the ground cover seeds constantly moist until germination occurs. Saxifraga plants like sun, but as they are germinating and establishing protect from direct sunlight.
Shaker Bottle With Seed Starting Matrix |
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Shake 'n Seed - We are now offering shaker bottles filled with our seed starting matrix: rich soil, gardening sand, water absorbing crystals, and starter fertilizer. This not only helps dispense your seed, but it gets it off to a great start! Simply remove lid from shaker bottle, add seed from packet, put back on lid, shake the bottle vigorously for 15 seconds, and then shake your way to beautiful new plants! Use Shake 'n Seed over good quality soil, and then gently water to keep seed moist until it sprouts. Great for ground covers or mass planting flower seeds. |
