Saxifraga stolonifera 'Shanghai' CBCH1462
50 seed per packet.
A form of stolonifera collected from the Shanghai area in eastern China by Cedric Basset. An evergreen species with beautiful, small, white, starry flowers and rosettes of fleshy, rounded dark green leaves (that turn lighter in colour in summer), which are frilled at the edges. Plants spread by fine, long stolons with little plantlets at the tips. Height 40 cm. Moist, well-drained soil in part to full shade. Perfect for a spot in a shady rock or woodland garden and an excellent choice for underplanting.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS:
Sow from autumn to spring. Surface sow small seeds thinly, press in gently and keep top of pot moist. Keep pot outdoors or in cold frame over winter. Seeds germinate in spring.
Alternatively, if seeds can’t be sown in autumn or early spring use the following method: mix seeds with damp vermiculite and place inside a ziplock bag, keep bag somewhere warm for 3 weeks, then place in fridge (not freezer) for 8 weeks. Next spread mixture on top of a pot, thinly cover with compost or grit and keep warm at 15 to 20°C until germination, then move to somewhere cooler.
Carefully prick out seedlings when they have developed true leaves and are large enough to transplant to individual pots for growing on.