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Micranthes palmeri

Micranthes palmeri
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0

Micranthes palmeri, or Palmer's saxifrage, is a small perennial wildflower of the saxifrage family, native to Oklahoma and Arkansas. It is rarely grown in gardens, so care guidance is based on general knowledge of related rock-dwelling saxifrages.

Family
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrag family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Humusy, well-drained, gritty soil or a rocky loam with good moisture retention.
Temperature
10–24 °C; hardy in cold winters with a dormant period.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Oklahoma to Arkansas
Climate
temperate

About

Micranthes palmeri, commonly called Palmer's saxifrage, is a species of plant in the saxifrage family that is native to Oklahoma and Arkansas in the United States.

Other Micranthes plants

Sierra Saxifrage · Bud Saxifrage · California Saxifrage · Rusty Saxifrage · Hawkweed Leaved Saxifrage · Howell's Saxifrage · Wholeleaf Saxifrage · Micranthes mertensiana · Branch Lettuce · Nelson's saxifrage · Peak Saxifrage · Alpine Saxifrage

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Micranthes palmeri 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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