Saxifraga longifolia

[Lesley Cox]

It's already looking very special.

[iann]

Not quite a meter tall, but still pretty.

[wolfgang vorig]

My S. longifolia

[iann]

Your plant has a much denser panicle, I think?

[Lesley Cox]

Really brilliant Wolfgang.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Isn't it a great species !! 

[Maggi Young]

Isn't it a great species !! 

It is indeed.... and the photos of the transformation from little rosette to magnificant flowering plant is a really good illustration of the power of these wee plants to introduce a beginner to their magic, don't you think?

[wolfgang vorig]

S. longifilia and S. longifolia hybr.

[iann]

I might be needing some tips for collecting Saxifrage seed soon, something I haven't done before.

[Lesley Cox]

Easy enough Ian. The seed pods are like little pouches. When they start to discolour, green to brownish, cut off the whole stem and place it on newspaper where the dog won't rush through it, and wait until the little pouches start to open at the tops. It won't be long. The seed will shake out onto the paper and can be guided into a saucer or whatever. Or you can trim off the individual pods one at a time as they begin to open over a period of a week or two and put them into a sieve to get the seed.

[iann]

Thanks, that sounds very manageable.  The flower spike has filled out very nicely.

[gote]

Isn't it a great species !! 

It is indeed.... and the photos of the transformation from little rosette to magnificant flowering plant is a really good illustration of the power of these wee plants to introduce a beginner to their magic, don't you think?

My Scottish is lacking I believe: Wee plant? 
Göte

[Maggi Young]

Sorry Göte..... a translation.... wee means-  small, diminutive. 

[David Nicholson]

Sometimes

[Michael J Campbell]