Saxifraga fortunei 'Maiko'
Saxifraga fortunei 'Maiko' has pink to light pink flowers with reflexed petals on open panicles. Velvet saxifrages have attractive, thick, mounded foliage.
Description:
Saxifragra fortunei is a herbaceous perennial with fleshy, rounded, lobed basal leaves, often reddish beneath and sometimes with flushes of colour on top. The flowers are produced in large dense panicles in late summer and fall and can be red, magenta, pink, or white. They make great specimens for containers, troughs, or the front of the border. 'Maiko' has pink to light pink flowers with reflexed petals on open panicles.
Common Name: Velvet Saxifrage
Family: Saxifragaceae (The Saxifrage Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 8-12"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Late Summer
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Forests and rock crevices.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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