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Saxifraga oppositifolia
Also called Purple Saxifrage, Purple Alpine Saxifrage
A low, mat-forming alpine subshrub that hugs the ground and produces purple or lilac flowers, among the first of spring. It is native to the high Arctic and cold mountains, and grows best in cool, moist, well-drained alpine conditions.
Saxifraga oppositifolia, the purple saxifrage or purple mountain saxifrage, is a species of plant that is very common in the high Arctic and also some high mountainous areas further south, including northern Britain, the Alps and the Rocky Mountains.
Saxifraga oppositifolia grows at a latitude of 83°40'N on Kaffeklubben Island, making it one of the northernmost plants in the world.
Saxifraga oppositifolia is a popular plant in alpine gardens, though difficult to grow in warm climates.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Saxifraga oppositifolia 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.
