Saxifraga x urbium
(London's Pride)
Family - Saxifragaceae
Category - Perennial
Hybrid Parents - Saxifraga spathularis x Saxifraga umbrosa
Origin - Garden origin
Discovered By - Introduced into cultivation by George London, garden designer and nurseryman
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 45cm
Width - 60cm or more
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: An Evergreen, mat-forming Perennial that is excellent for use as ground cover. Rosettes of leathery, spoon-shaped leaves are mid to dark green and have scalloped margins. Upright panicles of star-shaped, pale pink flowers are produced from late spring into early summer, possibly longer.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
More commonly known as London Pride. According to the Royal Horticulture Society's Encyclopedia of Perennials (2006) 'It seems likely that S. x urbium was introduced to cultivation by the nurseryman and garden designer George London (1681-1714), a partner in London and Wise, who laid out the gardens at Hampton Court. So it should probably be more correctly known as London's Pride.'
Flower:
Many small, star-shaped flowers are white, flushed with pink, and are held in upright panicles. The flowers are produced in May and June, possibly longer.
Flower colour: White, pink
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers in panicles
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Mid to dark green leaves are spathulate to obovate in shape with Crenate margins. The leaves are held in basal rosettes and have a leathery texture.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Spathulate to obovate
Propagation:
Cultivation:
Best in sun or shade in well drained soil.
