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Saxifraga stolonifera
Also called Trailing saxifrage, Strawberry Saxifrage, Mother Of Thousands, Strawberry Geranium
In Singapore: Mother of Thousands, Strawberry Geranium, Strawberry begonia, 虎耳草 (Grown in Singapore)
A low, evergreen-leaved perennial that spreads by red runners and is grown as a ground cover or hanging plant. Keep it cool and moist in part shade, and it will form dense mats.
Saxifraga stolonifera is a perennial flowering plant known by several common names, including creeping saxifrage, strawberry saxifrage, creeping rockfoil, Aaron's beard, mother of thousands, roving sailor, and strawberry begonia or strawberry geranium, though it is neither a true begonia nor a geranium; both these latter plants belong to different families.
The plant is native to China, Japan and Korea, but it is widespread in much of the temperate regions of Eurasia and in North America. In their homeland, they thrive in forests, in bushes, in meadows, even on rocks, at altitudes of 400 to 4500 meters. It is now used as an ornamental plant worldwide.
The foliage is occasionally used fresh or cooked in Japanese cuisine. It was also used as an herbal remedy in classical Japan. It contains quercetin which has been shown to have anti-cancer activity in vitro.
Saxifraga burseriana · Thick Leaved Saxifrage · Saxifraga candelabrum · Saxifraga cochlearis · Saxifraga cotyledon · Lesser Londonpride · Fortune's Saxifrage · Mossy Saxifrage · Kabschia Saxifrage · Purple mountain saxifrage · Livelong Saxifrage · Pyrenean Saxifrage
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Saxifraga stolonifera 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.
