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Saxifraga hypnoides
Also called Dovedale Moss
Mossy saxifrage is a low, tufted perennial that forms dense green cushions of fine, moss-like foliage with small white flowers in spring. It thrives in cool, moist, partly shaded spots such as crevices, rock gardens and the edges of stream banks.
Saxifraga hypnoides, called mossy saxifrage, cut-leaved saxifrage, Dovedale moss, Eve's cushion, Indian moss, lady's cushion, and queen's cushion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae. It is native to northwestern Europe; Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, and France, and has been introduced to Czechia, the Eastern Himalayas, and Tibet. In the north of its range a tetraploid form predominates, and in the south a diploid form is more likely to be found.
For forms in gardens (red, pinkish or white flowered) see Saxifraga × arendsii.
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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.
