Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga taylori Calder & Savile sect. Trachyphyllum |
Bibliography | Brittonia 11: 248 (1959) |
Native Range | s. British Columbia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 100-1000m |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves sessile, broadly obovate, at apex distinctly trilobate, coriaceous, entire, ciliate, acute, glabrous, flowers 2-4 in cyme, petals elliptic, 4-7mm long |
Size | 5-13cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) |