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whiplash saxifrage
Saxifraga flagellaris
United States
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. (or less) to 6.0 in.
Spread: 4.0 in.; (or less) to 4.0 in. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Alpine
- Season of Bloom
- July, August
- Flower Color
- Red Shades, Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades, Red Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Small Spaces, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Rocky
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Flora of North America recognizes three subspecies of S. flagellaris, found all over the world. Subspecies setigera is native to Alaska, British Columbia, Asia, and the Atlantic Islands. Subspecies platysepala is native to Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and the Atlantic Islands. Our Colorado native, subspecies crandallii can be found throughout the alpine areas of the Rocky Mountain states.
Great for rock gardens.