Rock Garden Plants
Saxifraga cintrana Kuzinsky ex Willk. sect. Saxifraga 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga cintrana Kuzinsky ex Willk. sect. Saxifraga
BibliographyOesterr. Bot. Z. 39: 318 (1889)
Native Rangecw. Portugal
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude400-600m
Descriptionbasal leaves orbiculate, crenate to pinnatifid, carnose, glandular, long petiolate, flowers 3-8 in panicle, sepals deltate, petals 7-10mm long, obovate
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSaxifraga granulata ssp. hochstetteri (Engl.) Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga granulata var. hochstetteri Engl.
Saxifraga hochstetteri (Engl.) Cout.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal)
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