Saxifraga 2012

[David Nicholson]

In my little rock garden I try to keep a section for easy stuff normally obtainable from garden centres and I have a few Mossy Saxes scattered around. One of these is S. 'Ruth McConnell'. People passing often are interested in what I grow and I tell them where the plants can be obtained from and try to persuade them to have a go at something similar. Haven't managed to get anyone to join up yet but, one of these days............

[Maggi Young]

Seeing your sax. named for Ruth McConnel, reminded  me of that lady and her history with the SRGC: Ruth McConnel and her mother Mrs Garnett-Botfield, were famous members of the SRGC in the 1960's, who popularised Rhodohypoxis. Between them Ruth McConnel and her mother raised and named just about all the named forms of Rhodohypoxis baurii. There are a couple of short articles by Ruth in the SRGC Journals.

I see in the past I have used McConnell as well, but the name is McConnel.... names are a big source of confusion are they not? And not just for the plants!

[ruweiss]

During a short 5-day trip to the dolomites we were lucky to see so many alpine
plants in full flower; especially some Saxifrages were at their best. The highlight
was a Sax.caesia in show quality, we have never seen a more floriferous plant
of this species in its natural habitat before.

[David Nicholson]

Lovely pictures Rudi.

[Hoy]

Yesterday I walked a valley with 1000s of Saxifraga cotyledon. They grow in steep, often vertical cliffs but I managed to picture a few The rosettes die after flowering but  some new are formed first.

And a Saxifraga aizoides.

[adrian young]

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Saxifraga cuscutiforms. I'm a bit confused about this, in McGregor he lists it as a cultivar of S stolonifera "most commonly grown as a house plant" but it is also listed as a synonym of S stolonifera (if I've read it right).


David; Saxifraga cuscutiforms is botanically not different to S stolonifera. Horticulturaly it is worth
keeping as a cultivar.

[David Nicholson]

It's been very good value Adrian, only just finished flowering.

[Roma]

Saxifraga under water

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Good grief ! 
I hope they make it ok, Roma !

[Roma]

I hope so too, Luc.  Their heads are above the water now but more rain is forecast for tonight and later in the week.