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Brookfoam

Boykinia

Also called Brookfoams

Brookfoam
Photo: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0

Boykinia is a genus of small creeping perennials in the saxifrage family, known as brookfoams, with lobed leaves and clusters of small flowers. Most grow best in cool, moist, shaded woodland conditions.

Family
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrag family)
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.
Soil
Humus-rich, moist, well-drained woodland soil.
Temperature
10–24 °C; protect from heat and hard frost.
How easy
Easy

About

Boykinia is a small genus of plants related to the saxifrages. It contains at least nine species, known as brookfoams. Brookfoams are glandular rhizomatous creeping perennials with highly lobed or toothed leaves and inflorescences of petite flowers. They are native to North America (the west coast from Alaska to Baja California and the southeastern United States) and Asia (Japan).

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Boykinia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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