Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Saxifraga L. [395]

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genus_en: Saxifrage

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Saxifragaceae

family_ja: ユキノシタ

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distribution_en: N.temperate, S.America, N.Africa

description_en: Genus of about 440 species of mostly mat- or cushion-forming, evergreen, semi-evergreen, or deciduous perennials, biennials, and a few annuals, mostly from mountains in the N. hemisphere. Those described are evergreen and perennial unless stated. Varying greatly in habit and leaf form, they produce flat, star-shaped, or shallowly cup-shaped flowers, either singly or in cymes, racemes, or panicles. The rosettes of monocarpic saxifrages die after flowering and are replaced by daughter rosettes. Saxifrages are suitable for rock gardens, mixed borders, and woodland gardens. Saxifrages are classified botanically into sections, subsections, and series. Those of most horticultural value are as follows.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy; S. stolonifera and its cultivars are frost hardy.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed in autumn in containers in an open frame. Divide herbaceous perennials in spring. Detach indivldual rosettes and root as cuttings in late spring or early summer.

pests_en: Aphids, slugs, vine weevil grubs, and red spider mites may be a problem.

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comment:

comment_ja: ユキノシタ，ダイモンジソウ，クモマグサ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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