Saxifraga 2013

[Maggi Young]

I see that Saxifrages are proving very popular  this year in the pages of the French Forum, Plantes Passions  - with some help from familiar "faces" here! 

http://plantes-passion.forumactif.fr/t4649-saxifraga-2013

[Leiomerus]

Yes Maggi, but you have to speak a little bit French for that ....

Here some Saxes in Melle, but it's still very cold over here, so the development of the saxifrages goes very slowly.

1/ Saxifraga 'Cio-cio-san', a very nice one with stemless flowers of a nice shape and colour.
2/ This is Saxifraga 'Allendale Charm' opening its flowers. This one had the protection of a big marble rock, so it seems unharmed. But the nice 'Allendale Charm' from last year in the gutter, has several damaged and frozen buds and flowers. 
3/ Saxifraga 'Tenerife' is mostly shown on the show bench filling enormous stone pots. This is a more modest one growing in a little rock garden made of sandstone.
4/ Saxifraga burseriana 'John Tomlinson' squeezed between some rocks and with wonderful flowers, but some animal likes these flowers too.

[Leiomerus]

Some more Saxes :

1/ Saxifraga x polulacina 'Cathy Read' in my sandstone rock garden.
2/ Also in the same rock garden, Saxifraga 'Cumulus', one of the best Saxes ever.

[Leiomerus]

Now some Saxes that are growing INSIDE the sandstone.

1/ Saxifraga x poluanglica 'Red Poll', has to open some more flowers, but I like it already.
2/ Full of promise : Saxifraga 'Tvuj Usmev' and the sandstone is to its liking.

5 degrees Celsius today, it was really hot.
Of course, if you are used to 2 degrees ......

[David Nicholson]

You have a cracking collection Leiomerus.

[Leiomerus]

Thanks David, I do my best.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Saxifraga "Coolock Kate" (left) and "Mary Golds" enjoying eachother's company on a tufa rock !

[David Nicholson]

Lovely plants Luc.

[Yann]

Saxifraga x Excellence
Saxifraga Allendale Beauty
Saxifraga x Citronella
Saxifraga x Lilac Time
Saxifraga x Rubens

[Yann]

Saxifraga x Narden
Saxifraga x J.W. Goethe
Saxifraga x Amedeo Modigliani
Saxifraga x marcela
Saxifraga x Jan Neruda

[Leiomerus]

Hello Yann, good that you grow these nice Saxes.
I'm not sure your first picture is the right plant, but I know for sure the name is Saxifraga 'Excellent'.
Here is a picture of my Sax. 'Excellent'

Saxifraga 'Paul Rubens' is also the right name.
Same case for Saxifraga NCC 'Naarden'

[Leiomerus]

I have also a picture of Saxifraga x megaseaeflora 'Jan Neruda', growing in a stone pot.

The second one is Saxifraga x megaseaeflora 'Humoreska', growing in the marble rock garden.

[Leiomerus]

Here is also one I like a lot, it's Saxifraga x poluanglica 'Red Poll'

The first picture is a plant growing inside a little hole of  a sandstone.

The second photo is one from a 'Red Poll' in a little rock garden.

[Yann]

I've check the name on the pots and label, i wrote Excellence. i don't know if made a mistake...
you own a nice collection of sax

[David Nicholson]

Saxifraga x kellereri 'Suendermannii Major' (S. burseriana x S. sempervivum )