Purple Mountain Saxifrage
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Purple mountain saxifrage is one of the earliest and hardiest of all alpines, pressing magenta flowers flat against trailing mats as snow recedes. A treasured, cold-loving plant for limestone crevices.
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.1–0.3 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- red, pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- container
- Native states
- AK, CO, ID, MT, NY, OR, VT, WA, WY