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Summary
Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Late summer. Form: Rounded.
Physical Characteristics
Saxifraga stolonifera is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in) by 0.3 m (1ft) at a medium rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from July to August.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay and nutritionally poor soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland). It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
S. sarmentosa.
Plant Habitats
Ground Cover; Cultivated Beds; East Wall. In. South Wall. In. West Wall. In.
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves Stem
Edible Uses:
Leaves - raw or cooked[105, 177]. Relished in Japan when parboiled or fried and used in salads[183]. Flowering stem - said to be tasty when salted[183].
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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Antibacterial Antiphlogistic Depurative Febrifuge
Antibacterial, antiphlogistic[174]. There are growth-promoting substances in the leaves[174]. The whole plant is depurative, febrifuge and suppurative[147, 218]. Its use promotes the drainage of pus[147]. A decoction is used in the treatment of boils and abscesses, poisonous snakebites, otitis media, acute attacks of convulsions and haematemesis[147]. The leaf juice is applied to aching ears, abscesses and inflammations[218].
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Other Uses
Can be grown as a ground cover plant in a shady position[188]. Plants should be spaced about 45cm apart each way[208].
Special Uses
Food Forest Ground cover
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Cultivation details
Landscape Uses:Alpine garden, Container, Ground cover, Massing, Rock garden, Woodland garden. Prefers a cool position in a moist humus-rich soil[1]. Prefers an acid soil[200]. Thrives on heavy soils in the milder areas of the country[208]. Usually thrives in a poor soil with a northerly aspect[1]. Grows well in light woodland[200] or in a shady position in a rock garden. The plant is hardy to about -10°c[187]. The leaves and the flowers, however, are liable to be damaged by autumn frosts[200]. A very ornamental plant[1], it is sometimes grown as a house plant[200]. A polymorphic species[1], it is closely related to S. cortusifolia, differing in having runners[200]. Special Features:Attractive foliage, Not North American native, Naturalizing, Inconspicuous flowers or blooms. The plant is heat tolerant in zones 9 through 5. (Plant Hardiness Zones show how well plants withstand cold winter temperatures.
Plant Heat Zones show when plants would start suffering from the heat.
The Plant Heat Zone map is based on the number of "heat days" experienced in a given area where the temperature climbs to over 86 degrees F (30°C).
At this temperature, many plants begin to suffer physiological damage. Heat Zones range from 1 (no heat days) to 12 (210 or more heat days).
For example Heat Zone. 11-1 indicates that the plant is heat tolerant in zones 11 through 1.) For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture (form - tree, shrub etc. and size shown above) information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. An evergreen. A clumping mat former. Forming a dense prostrate carpet spreading indefinitely [1-2].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed in a cold frame in the spring. Surface sow, or only just cover the seed, and make sure that the compost does not dry out. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse or cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out in late spring after the last expected frosts. Division in spring. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found it best to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in a lightly shaded position in a cold frame, planting them out once they are well established in the summer.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Honshu, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Japan, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Korea, Kyushu, Shaanxi Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Shikoku, Sichuan Sheng, Taiwan, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng,China.
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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| | LMH | S | M | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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| M | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Bergenia ciliata | | Perennial | 0.3 |
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| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Bergenia cordifolia | Siberian-tea, Pigsqueak, Heartleaf Bergenia | Perennial | 0.3 |
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| M | LMH | FSN | M | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bergenia crassifolia | Siberian Tea | Perennial | 0.3 |
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| | LMH | FSN | M | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bergenia purpurascens | | Perennial | 0.5 |
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| | LMH | SN | M | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Chrysosplenium alternifolium | Golden Saxifrage, Alternate-leaf golden saxifrage, Iowa golden saxifrage | Perennial | 0.3 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Chrysosplenium americanum | Water Mat, American golden saxifrage | Perennial | 0.1 |
3-7
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chrysosplenium carnosum | | Perennial | 0.1 |
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| | LMH | SN | MWe | 0 | 2 | |
| Chrysosplenium oppositifolium | Golden Saxifrage | Perennial | 0.2 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Darmera peltata | Umbrella Plant, Indian rhubarb, Indian Rubarb, Indian Rubarb | Perennial | 1.2 |
5-8
| M | LMH | SN | WeWa | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Heuchera americana | Rock Geranium, American alumroot, Alumroot, Coral Bells, Rock Geranium | Perennial | 0.5 |
4-9
| M | LM | SN | M | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Heuchera cylindrica | Alum Root, Roundleaf alumroot, Alpine alumroot, Beautiful alumroot, Poker alumroot | Perennial | 0.5 |
4-8
| | LM | SN | M | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Heuchera diversifolia | Alum Root, Crevice alumroot | Perennial | 0.6 |
4-8
| | LM | SN | M | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Heuchera glabra | Alpine Heuchera | Perennial | 0.6 |
4-8
| | LM | SN | M | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Heuchera micrantha | Alum Root, Crevice alumroot, Hartweg's alumroot, Coral Bells | Perennial | 0.7 |
4-9
| F | LM | SN | M | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Heuchera sanguinea | Alum Root, Coralbells, Crimson Bells | Perennial | 0.5 |
4-10
| M | LM | SN | M | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Heuchera versicolor | Pink alumroot | Perennial | 0.2 |
8-11
| | LM | SN | M | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mitella diphylla | Mitrewort, Twoleaf miterwort | Perennial | 0.4 |
3-7
| | LMH | SN | M | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Parnassia cabulica | | Perennial | 0.0 |
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| | LMH | SN | M | 0 | 2 | |
| Penthorum sedoides | Virginian Stonecrop, Ditch stonecrop | Perennial | 1.0 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | WeWa | 1 | 2 | |
| Pimpinella saxifraga | Burnet Saxifrage, Solidstem burnet saxifrage | Perennial | 1.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | DM | 2 | 2 | |
| Rodgersia podophylla | | Perennial | 1.3 |
-
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Saxifraga cortusifolia | | Perennial | 0.4 |
6-9
| | LMH | S | MWe | 1 | 0 | |
| Saxifraga fortunei | Saxifrage | Perennial | 0.4 |
6-9
| M | LMH | S | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Saxifraga fusca | | Perennial | 0.2 |
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| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Saxifraga japonica | | Perennial | 0.3 |
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| | LMH | SN | MWe | 1 | 0 | |
| Saxifraga mertensiana | Wood saxifrage | Perennial | 0.0 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 1 | 0 | |
| Saxifraga micranthidifolia | Mountain Lettuce, Lettuceleaf saxifrage | Perennial | 1.0 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | M | 3 | 0 | |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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