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    • Photo of Saxifraga stolonifera flower, foliage by Little Prince of Oregon

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    Saxifraga stolonifera

    Also Known As

    • Mother of Thousands
    • Strawberry Begonia
    • Strawberry Geranium

    Plant type

    perennial, groundcover

    size

    • H: 1"-16"
    • W: 6"-24"

    planting zones

    • 5a-10b

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    Saxifraga stolonifera plant details

    Saxifraga stolonifera is a broadleaf evergreen perennial groundcover with burgundy, green and white foliage. In spring white flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Saxifraga stolonifera

    Plant type: perennial groundcover
    Plant family: saxifragaceae
    Foliage: evergreen burgundy, green and white
    Mature size: 6 IN - 24 IN - wide, 1 IN - 16 IN - tall
    Flowers: white blooms in spring
    Uses: cascading, container plant, heirloom, rock garden, running, serrated leaves, spreading, woodland garden, year round interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Saxifraga stolonifera

    USDA Zones: 5a - 10b
    Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and humidity
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    This old-fashioned houseplant -- also called "Mother of Thousands" -- is actually a good hardy groundcover for shade to part sun. Evergreen, fuzzy green foliage has maroon and light green to silver highlights. Long strawberry-like runners produce baby plants. Panicles of airy, white, bilaterally symmetrical flowers look like dancing ladies that float above the plant in late spring or summer.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Perennial groundcover that can also be grown indoors in tropical conditions. Orbicular, fuzzy leaves with serrated eldges. Silvery vein streaks. Maroon underside. White flowers resembling rabbit head appears in late spring/early summer. If grown in pots, pups will grow out on thin vines and cascade down.

    By: The Other Side Nursery

    Dainty tufts of rounded, hairy leaves produce airy clusters of tiny white flowers and showy rosy-red runners ending in tiny new plantlets. It gets its common name of Strawberry Begonia since those runners have the same habit as strawberry plants. Can easily be grown indoors or out. This is a beautiful and satisfying creeper from the shaded rocky cliffs of Japan and China. PSh-Sh/M

    By: Forestfarm

    (Mother of Thousands) A very old heirloom and garden worthy plant – Grandma grew this in shaded corners, where it made delicate spreading carpets that trailed over rocks and dripped from old pots – likes good soil, moisture – kids love to watch it’s strawberry like habit as it tosses babies out on strands around it – never a pest! USDA Zone 6   3” pot

    By: Secret Garden Growers

    Zn 6. Rosette forming evergreen. White flowers

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    Classic pass along houseplant that is actually hardy outside

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Neither a strawberry nor a geranium, this Saxifraga does look a bit like a combination of the two, and is, in any case, very attractive: mat-forming rounded leathery evergreen leaves with silver veins and pink-red backsides; 18" tall stems with asymmetrically-"winged" white flowers in a flurry. Really nice in a pot - a perennial conversation piece, as I said, very attractive. Minimum temperature: -10?F

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Saxifraga stolonifera produces long slender runners with plantlets...stems of delicate white flowers .. beautiful leaves

    By: Accents for Home and Garden

    This plant has rounded olive green leaves with silver-gray veins. The flowers are white panicles in the spring. Admittedly rapid spreading but not that difficult to maintain. 6" tall and spreading.

    By: Fantastic Plants

    A durable ground cover with large green and silver foliage on a low begonia like plant. Produces airy spikes of white flowers in summer. Needs good drainage in a humus-rich soil.

    By: Almost Eden

    Evergreen prostrate perennial with runners. 6" tall with an indefinite spread. Large, rounded shallowly lobed leaves, hairy, silver-veined and olive green above, reddish purple below. Loose panicles of tiny, mothlike, white flowers, each with 4 equal sized petals and one elongated petal, appear in summer on slender, upright stems. Zones 6-8.

    By: Hoot Owl Hollow Nursery

    Gardening facts about Saxifraga stolonifera plant

    How to Grow Saxifraga stolonifera

    • Sun Exposure

      • mostly sun - shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - regular

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • white
      • green
      • burgundy

    • Flower Color

      • white

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

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    Saxifraga stolonifera 'Veitchiana'

    aka Saxifraga veitchiana, Green Strawberry Begonia, Rockfoil

    Plant Type

    Perennial, Groundcover

    Zones

    7a-10b

    Size

    Height: 5"

    Width: 12"

    • sun - shade
    • even moisture
    Photo of Saxifraga stolonifera 'Veitchiana' foliage by Cistus Nursery
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    Saxifraga 'Primuloides'

    aka Saxifraga umbrosa 'Primuloides', Saxifraga umbrosa primuloides 'Nana', Saxifraga umbrosa var. primuloides, Saxifraga x 'Primuloides', London Pride, Miniature London Pride Plant

    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent, Groundcover

    Zones

    6a-9b

    Size

    Height: 3"-10"

    Width: 6"-24"

    • sun - shade
    • even moisture - drought tolerant
    Photo of Saxifraga 'Primuloides' flower by Agnieszka Kwiecień
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    Saxifraga oppositifolia

    aka Purple Mountain Saxifrage

    Plant Type

    Perennial, Groundcover

    Zones

    2a-8b

    Size

    Height: 1"-2"

    Width: 6"-8"

    • mostly sun - mostly shade
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    Photo of Saxifraga oppositifolia flower, form by Ansgar Walk
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    Saxifraga arendsii 'Purple Carpet'

    Scientific Name: Saxifraga (Mossy Group) 'Purpurteppich'

    Plant Type

    Groundcover

    Zones

    3a-10b

    Size

    Height: 4"-6"

    Width: 6"-12"

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Saxifraga arendsii 'Purple Carpet' flower by Annie's Annuals & Perennials
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    Saxifraga paniculata 'Rosea'

    aka Encrusted Saxifrage, Rockfoil, Silver Saxifrage

    Plant Type

    Perennial, Groundcover

    Zones

    3a-9b

    Size

    Height: 6"-8"

    Width: 10"-12"

    • sun - mostly shade
    • regular
    Photo of Saxifraga paniculata 'Rosea' by Far Reaches Farm
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