General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: 8 to 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Other: Green, splashed with yellow.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Pale pink.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Leaf
Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Robertsoniana Saxifrage
Also sold as:
  • Saxifraga umbrosa 'Variegata'

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-05-10
Location: My garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-06-01

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-03-31
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-04-03
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8b
Date: 2012-05-19
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