DESCRIPTION: An easy care variety that is covered with pink flowers in late spring; perfect for a partially shaded rock garden; dislikes drought and hot, humid weather; lightly trim after flowering

BOTANICAL NAME: Saxifraga arendsii 'Pink'
OTHER NAMES: Pink Saxifrage, Mossy Saxifrage 
AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 15 cm
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 20 cm
SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade
FLOWER COLOUR: Shades of pink
FLOWERING TIME: Late spring
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Deep green
COLD HARDINESS: Zone 3 ( Should survive up to -39.9° Celsius )
WATER NEEDS: Average
OTHER FEATURES: Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Groundcover, Rabbit Resistant, Rock Garden

Ornamental Features

Pink Rockfoil features tiny pink star-shaped flowers with white eyes at the ends of the stems in late spring. Its tiny ferny leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the year. 

Landscape Attributes

Pink Rockfoil is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with a ground-hugging habit of growth. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove die-back. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Pink Rockfoil is recommended for the following landscape applications:

• Mass Planting
• Rock/Alpine Gardens
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Pink Saxifrage will grow to be only 5 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years.

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth, but will die in standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in sandy soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Pink Saxifrage is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its spreading habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden. Be aware that in our climate, most plants cannot be expected to survive the winter if left in containers outdoors, and this plant is no exception.