Sunday 20 March 2016

Chrysosplenium davidianum

Chrysosplenium davidianum

 
 
Common name: golden saxifrage
Family: Saxifragaceae
Leaf: rounded, hairy, palmately veined, with a lobed/crenate margin, with red, wiry stems
Flowers: small, yellowish-green, with 4 petals, produced in small clusters at the apex of the shoots, surrounded by leafy yellowish bracts. Blooms in early spring
Height: 6-12"
Habit: rhizomatous, semi-evergreen groundcover; Form: matting
Culture: Hardy in USDA zones 6-9. Likes soggy, moist soils- do not let dry out between waterings. Plant in part shade to full shade.
Uses: understory groundcover, en masse
Origin: China
 
 
 
 


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