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« on: March 06, 2012, 11:54:12 AM »
Some Saxes are starting to flower here in Belgium now:

Saxifraga 'George Gershwin'
Saxifraga 'Kampa'
Saxifraga marginata f. milica
Saxifraga marginata
Saxifraga 'Marilyn Monroe'
Saxifraga scardica f. olymp
and Saxifraga sempervivum f. stenophylla

* Saxifraga 'George Gershwin'.jpg (199.67 KB, 629x600 - viewed 47 times.)

* Saxifraga 'Kampa'.jpg (195.29 KB, 616x600 - viewed 56 times.)

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* Saxifraga scardica f. olymp.jpg (187.14 KB, 702x570 - viewed 58 times.)

* Saxifraga sempervivum f. stenophylla.JPG (198.94 KB, 718x553 - viewed 67 times.)
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« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2012, 02:13:30 PM »
Heavenly! You are some weeks ahead of me!
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« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2012, 07:03:42 PM »

I especially like the saxifrages that are colorful even before they bloom.

You have some really nice ones of those, Wim!  Shocked
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« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2012, 09:44:01 PM »
Here's one from the west coast of Canada; a photo taken a couple of weeks ago. Grin

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« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2012, 02:07:12 PM »
Quote from: David Sellars on March 06, 2012, 09:44:01 PM
Here's one from the west coast of Canada; a photo taken a couple of weeks ago. Grin

Looks wonderful!
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« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2012, 12:51:21 AM »
Quote from: RickR on March 06, 2012, 07:03:42 PM

I especially like the saxifrages that are colorful even before they bloom.

You have some really nice ones of those, Wim!  Shocked

There are quite a lot which do that, Rick. Saxes are very nice plants (and not very hard to grow, which is a plus too!)

Quote from: David Sellars on March 06, 2012, 09:44:01 PM
Here's one from the west coast of Canada; a photo taken a couple of weeks ago. Grin

Beautiful, David!
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« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2012, 06:46:41 PM »
Wim- every one is beautiful! I haven't got any seed for saxes yet, since I haven't known where to start! I only have native S aizoides..

David- looks like it grew there naturally!
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« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2012, 01:09:52 AM »
Quote from: cohan on March 08, 2012, 06:46:41 PM
I haven't got any seed for saxes yet, since I haven't known where to start! I only have native S aizoides..

I'll see what I can do  Wink Wink
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« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2012, 01:43:52 AM »
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« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2012, 05:16:56 AM »
Great collection Wim!  Mine are budded but frozen.  Maybe late April will see a few blooms.
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« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2012, 02:34:03 PM »
The second species of Saxifraga in flower here is S juniperifolia. (The first is S oppositifolia collected in N Norway) Most of the plant is in shade and do not flower. Only two small pieces have one scape each. Here is one of them:

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« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2012, 09:23:20 AM »
That's a nice spiny sax Trond. It is not available here.

Did you grow it from seed?
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« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2012, 09:32:26 AM »
It has been very cool and wet this month in coastal British Columbia and the Saxifraga oppositifolia are still in flower in the garden.

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« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2012, 09:45:40 AM »
Quote from: David Sellars on March 31, 2012, 09:23:20 AM
That's a nice spiny sax Trond. It is not available here.

Did you grow it from seed?

David, I have a couple of big clumps of Saxifraga juniperifolia subsp. macedonica (S. sancta v. macedonica) and could try to get some cuttings going for you, if this particular one is of interest.
Interesting that S. oppositifolia is still in bloom there!  It is such an early bloomer in the wild here that I only manage to catch a few of the latest flowers.
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« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2012, 01:12:02 PM »
Quote from: David Sellars on March 31, 2012, 09:23:20 AM
That's a nice spiny sax Trond. It is not available here.

Did you grow it from seed?
David, I do not remember! (And I do not file my plants Undecided) It is two possibilities however, either did I grow it from seed myself or I got it from someone who had. I have had it for more than 10 years. . . .
Seems you can get it from Lori, But I'll look for seed anyway.
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Rogaland, Norway - with cool, often rainy summers  (29C max) and mild, often rainy winters (180 cm/year)!
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