How to Grow Saxifrage

Saxifrage comes in several varieties, from small cushion plants to taller plants. It blooms in spring in white and shades of pink and red and is a good rock garden plant.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Bypass Pruners
• Compost Makers
• Fertilizers
• Garden Trowels
• Mulch
• Plants
• Plants

Planting Saxifrage

1. Plant saxifrage in full sun in well-drained soil.

2. Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting hole.

3. Place the plants no deeper than they were growing in the containers.

4. 

   Set the plants 9 to 12 inches apart.

5. 

   Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.

6. 

   Water well until soil is completely moist.

Choosing Saxifrage

7. Look for plants at nurseries in spring and summer.

8. Buy saxifrage in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers.

9. Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds.

Caring for Saxifrage

10. Deadhead (cut off old flower stems) using bypass pruners to neaten the plant.

11. Apply a light application of organic fertilizer on top of the soil in early spring; follow package directions.

12. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost in spring.

13. Water well weekly until soil is completely moist in summers with no rainfall.