Saxifraga

This used to be var. kolenatiana from the Caucasus but this widely distributed circumarboreal species has had the species equivalent of a taxonomic black hole occur with numerous varieties, subspecies and genera all ascribed to this one species being sucked into the vast maw of botany never to be seen again. White flowers on 7"-10" stems.

Rarely does a first glance at a plant so completely peel off the veneer of civility with such an instantaneous upwelling of lust, greed, larceny and deceit as this one: "OMG! I gotta have this - I need at least three - damn - only 2 left - I'll pinch one out of that person's box - who, me?" Black purple leaves and ruby pink flowers in August-October.

This recent introduction is likely a hybrid of S. umbrosa 'Primuloides' and S. paniculata and is an exceptionally neat plant in appearance with tidy rosettes of leaves edged in a pale dentition. Lightest pink flowers set off by darker pink eyes and pink stamens held on short pink stems. Great rock garden plant for north or east exposure with a bit of lime.

Nice rosettes of white-edged leaves on this slightly lime encrusted Saxifrage. A hybrid of S. callosa and S. cotyledon. this will have 12" stems of numerous white flowers flecked in teeny red dots. Full sun in cool sun areas and in hot areas, a little afternoon shade would not go remiss. This could be as simple as planting on the back side of a rock in the rock garden.