Saxifraga 'Touran Lime Green' (Common Names: Saxifrage, Rockfoil)
Detailed Description:
Saxifraga 'Touran Lime Green' is a stunning, compact perennial that brightens up the garden with its clusters of lime-green flowers. This hardy alpine plant forms a neat, low-growing mat of rosettes made up of small, dark green leaves, providing a beautiful contrast to its vivid flowers. At full growth, 'Touran Lime Green' creates a cheerful, dense cushion of color, making it perfect for rock gardens, borders, or alpine beds. This variety is highly valued for its extended blooming period and adaptability, providing color to even the most difficult garden spots.
Flowering Period:
'Touran Lime Green' blooms from early spring to early summer (April to June), producing masses of lime-green flowers that brighten up the garden just as the warmer months arrive.
Plant Height:
At full maturity, this plant reaches a height of 10-15 cm, making it ideal for ground cover in rockeries, alpine gardens, or the front of borders.
Planting Location:
Saxifraga 'Touran Lime Green' thrives in partial shade to full sun, preferring well-drained, gritty soil. It is ideal for rockeries, alpine beds, borders, and containers. This plant also works well in crevices, between stepping stones, or cascading over rock walls, bringing its fresh green tones to hard-to-plant areas.
Best Uses:
'Touran Lime Green' is perfect for use in rock gardens, alpine beds, or as low-growing ground cover in borders and pathways. Its vibrant lime-green flowers provide a refreshing pop of color, and its compact, mat-forming habit makes it ideal for planting between stones or along the edges of walls. It also performs well in containers, making it an excellent choice for patios, balconies, or trough gardens.
Care Tips:
Saxifraga 'Touran Lime Green' is a low-maintenance plant that thrives in well-drained, gritty soil. Water moderately, allowing the soil to dry slightly between waterings. This plant is hardy and drought-tolerant once established. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong the blooming season and trim back after flowering to maintain its neat, compact habit. It’s also frost-hardy and well-suited to cooler climates.
Interesting Facts:
Did you know? Saxifrages are known for their ability to thrive in rocky environments, with their name derived from the Latin words "saxum" (rock) and "frangere" (to break). The 'Touran Lime Green' variety stands out for its unusual lime-colored blooms, offering a refreshing and unique twist to traditional rock garden plants.