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Specific Families and Genera => Saxifraga => Topic started by: Maggi Young on November 24, 2023, 05:46:53 PM
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In conversation with Adrian Young, the Saxifraga Register, he asked if I know if S. stolonifera survives in Scotland, maybe on the west coast?
He tells me he has struggled with it at Waterperry mainly because he has no real shade, in the wild it’s a woodland plant.
Who do you know who is growing this plant outside - in Scotland or elsewhere? Let us know - how and where you are succeeding with it.
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Sax. stolonifera - grown by Shelagh and Brian Smethurst in a shady border in Bury. Shown in the Forum in 2021
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Yes, it grows like a weed in my garden, in shade or semi-shade, damp or dry. Lovely plant! Growild Nursery over in Cumnock has several nice leaf forms too.
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In conversation with Adrian Young, the Saxifraga Register, he asked if I know if S. stolonifera survives in Scotland, maybe on the west coast?
He tells me he has struggled with it at Waterperry mainly because he has no real shade, in the wild it’s a woodland plant.
Who do you know who is growing this plant outside - in Scotland or elsewhere? Let us know - how and where you are succeeding with it.
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Maggi,
You might suggest that he can make his own shade by pulling the bottom out of a discarded draw and stretching shade cloth over it.
Sax. stolonifera - grown by Shelagh and Brian Smethurst in a shady border in Bury. Shown in the Forum in 2021