Saxifraga federici-augustii subsp. grisebachii 'Wisley'
Saxifragaceae
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Habitat:
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full sun to partial shade
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Flowering:
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spring
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Size:
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15
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20
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Soil:
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gritty, well drained
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Saxifraga federici-augustii grisebachii `Wisley`
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Price
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£3.50
(9 cm pot)
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Order code:
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SFO-9
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This excellent group of rock garden plants is known as the section Ligulatae, or more commonly as the silver or encrusted saxifrages, in recognition of the deposits of lime that line the leaves. They all have rosettes, large or small depending on the variety, and have relatively large panicles of flowers, usually white. They come from rocky places in the mountains, some on limestone and some on acid rocks.
Saxifraga federici-augustii subsp. grisebachii 'Wisley' was the first alpine cultivar raised at the Wisley Rock Garden during the First World War. Larger than the species and producing a striking effect with bright carmine-red flowering stems above tight rosettes of silver encrusted leaves.
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