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Saxifraga brachypoda
Spiny Leaf Saxifrage (Saxifraga brachypoda) is a small perennial or subshrub from subalpine Himalayan and southwest Chinese mountains, grown mainly as a rock garden or alpine plant. It needs cool, well-drained conditions and dislikes heat and wet summers.
Saxifraga brachypoda is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae. It is a perennial or subshrub native to subalpine regions of the Himalayas, ranging from the Western Himalayas through Nepal, Tibet, and northeastern India to Myanmar and south-central China.
Three varieties are accepted:
Yellow mountain saxifrage · Garden Mossy Saxifrage · Saxifraga aspera · Saxifraga bicuspidata · Yellowdot saxifrage · Mossy Saxifrage · Saxifraga burseriana · Thick Leaved Saxifrage · Saxifraga candelabrum · Nodding saxifrage · Tufted saxifrage · Saxifraga cochlearis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Saxifraga brachypoda 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.
