General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: 8 inches or more
Leaves: Good fall color
Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Other: with a yellow eye.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Suitable for miniature gardens
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Trade name information:
Series: Highlander™
Trade Name: Red Shades
Cultivar name: 'Highlander Red Shades'
Common names
  • Mossy Saxifrage
Also sold as:
  • Saxifraga x arendsii

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Location: my garden
Date: 2019-04-23
dainty plant, the flowers would fit up into a drinking straw
Location: my garden
Date: 2019-04-23
tiny blooms would easily fit up inside a drinking straw
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-12-11
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2020-04-11

Date: 2022-04-21
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Date: 2022-04-16
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Date: 2022-04-16

Photo Courtesy of Smokeys Daylily Gardens Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Smokeys Daylily Gardens Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
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