Pink Elf® Saxifrage
Saxifraga fortunei
Description | An excellent border plant to brighten up shady gardens with stunning sprays of pink flowers held on dense short stems above low mounds of colorful foliage. The undersides of bronze tinged leaves are reddish purple. Perfect for use in a lightly shaded rock garden or woodland setting, but also great in pots. Semi-evergreen in mild climates. |
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Light | Full shade, Partial shade |
Watering | Water when top inch of soil is dry. |
Blooms | Late fall to early winter |
Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 6 to 10 in. tall, 8 to 12 in. wide. |
Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
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Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Compact Form |
Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant |
Growth Rate | Moderate |
Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
Landscape Use | Border, Container |
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Flower Color | Pink |
Foliage Color | Multicolored |
Companion Plants | Coral Bells (Heuchera); Ligularia (Ligularia); Hosta (Hosta); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra) |
Care | Provide enriched, moist, well-drained soil. Best in a bright to deep shade position, with over-story shelter in harsh climates. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. May be over-wintered indoors in colder northern zones. Clumps may be divided in early spring. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 6-9
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 6
Good to grow!
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Lowe's 544 Taylorsville Road
Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065 -
Lowe's 350 Leonardwqod Road
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-6526 -
Wilson Nurseries, Inc. 3690 East-West Connector
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
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100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr.
in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.
We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.