I'd like to remind you about the wonderful saxifrage plant. It's easy to plant and care for in open ground, and the photo will show you how beautiful it can look in your garden.
It's beautiful, you can create with it, if you have the desire to tinker with this unpretentious beauty, and soon your plot or garden will sparkle with such unimaginable colors that you'll wonder how you ever managed without it!
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Saxifraga turfgrass
Perhaps its most common form—small white, pink, or red flowers scattered across a green carpet—looks especially beautiful among a scattering of rocks. The Rosa-Köningen variety is particularly beautiful in this form; its bright pink blooms create a delightful, delicate carpet. Also beautiful is the Purpurmontel, with its beautiful, juicy purple flowers, and of course, Triumph—its ruby-colored blooms are simply stunning!
Saxifraga Arends
If you want an evergreen carpet in your garden, plant Arendsii saxifrage, and part of your garden will always be bright and vibrant. What's more, Arendsii saxifrage will delight you with its delicate blooms in early summer. It's so beautiful—the delightful pink and white scatterings of flowers on the saxifrage's delicate cover!
If you're looking for white blooms, choose the Snow Carpet variety. If you're drawn to purple, Floral Carpet is the best option. If you love bright red blooms, get yourself a Peter Pan, and your delight will know no bounds.
Planting saxifrage
You can sow seeds, but experienced gardeners know it's a laborious process; the seeds are tiny and don't take well to seed. It's better to grow them as seedlings, then transplant them into peat pots, and only then plant them in the garden. To plant them this way, sprinkle the seeds in light, draining soil in February, lightly press them down with your palm, and cover with glass. Once the sprouts appear, remove the glass and move them to a lighter location. Once they've grown a bit larger, transfer them to small peat pots to await transplanting into the garden.
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Care
There's nothing complicated about caring for saxifrage; just remember: it doesn't tolerate heat, stagnant water, or drought. So, the soil should be porous, not clayey and heavy, but light and loose. It should be protected from the sun, and fertilized once a month. That's all there is to it. However, fertilizing is not necessary from autumn until March.
Reproduction
The best way to propagate your beauty is by dividing the bushes. It's simple: dig them up after flowering, divide them into sections with roots, and immediately plant them in fertile soil. That's all there is to it. You can also propagate by rosettes, which is simple and effective. So, plant your saxifrage once, with a little effort, and use seedlings, and you'll have this beauty for several years to come, and you can replant it wherever you like, each time adding a different touch to your garden.
Diseases
The plant is actually quite resilient; if you water it moderately and provide it with shade, you won't have any problems. Forget to water, though, and spider mites may attack. Overwatering can lead to powdery mildew or rust. Also, be wary of green aphids. Growing this wonderful plant is mostly a joy.
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