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Meadow Saxifrage

Saxifraga granulata

Also called Fair Maids Of France

Meadow Saxifrage
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 3.0

Meadow saxifrage is a small, hardy perennial native to Europe and Morocco, grown for its white spring flowers and tuberous rootstock. It is easy to grow in cool, moist, well-drained soil in partial shade or sun.

Family
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrag family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water regularly in spring and early summer, then less in dry summer weather; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam; tolerates chalky or neutral soil.
Temperature
Hardy to about -15 °C; thrives in cool temperate conditions.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Europe, Morocco
Climate
temperate

About

Saxifraga granulata, commonly called meadow saxifrage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae. It is native to most of Europe and Morocco.

Other Saxifraga plants

Yellow mountain saxifrage · Garden Mossy Saxifrage · Saxifraga aspera · Saxifraga bicuspidata · Spiny Leaf Saxifrage · Yellowdot saxifrage · Mossy Saxifrage · Saxifraga burseriana · Thick Leaved Saxifrage · Saxifraga candelabrum · Nodding saxifrage · Tufted saxifrage

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Saxifraga granulata 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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