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Alpine/Rockery
Mat forming
old H4 (hardy)
Purple in Summer
Dark Green in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter
Up to 10 cm
0.1-0.5 metres
2-5 years
purple mountain saxifrage 'Theoden'
Saxifragaceae
Saxifraga can be annuals, biennials, evergreen or herbaceous perennials, mostly mat-forming in habit, with simple or palmately lobed leaves and starry or rounded flowers which may be solitary of in panicles or cymes
Porphyrion section saxifrages are compact, cushion or mat-forming evergreen perennials with small, usually lime-encrusted leaves, and 5-petalled white, yellow or pink flowers in early summer
'Theoden' is a mat-forming evergreen perennial to 2cm in height, with oblong dark green leaves 3-5mm in length, and cup-shaped vivid purple flowers to 2cm in width held just above the leaves in early summer
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Grow in humus-rich, moist but very well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in partial shade. Can be grown in a pot in alpine house
Propagate by division in spring
Gravel Garden, Patio/Container Plants or Rock Garden
No pruning required
Aphids, slugs, vine weevil and glasshouse red spider mite may be a problem
Generally disease free
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