Anchorage, AK (Zone 4a) | September 2006 | positive
This plant is not confined to the Arctic! It is common in Southcentral Alaska on dry, rocky, open sub-alpine and alpine slopes. It grows...Read More all the way down to sea level along the Seward Hwy. South of Anchorage, AK. Common name is Prickly Saxifrage, because the leaves become sharp and prickly during dry periods. In cold weather the leaves turn red. The flower petals have a complex pattern of tiny spots. It is an excellent rock garden plant.
St. John's, NL (Zone 5b) | December 2004 | neutral
This species is native primarily to the high Arctic, where they are actually quite common growing among cracks in the rocks. The rosette...Read Mores are stiff, deep green with three 'teeth' at the tips. They are closely related to S. bronchialis, which is quite common in alpine areas of the Rockies. Like the latter species, they are difficult in cultivation, simply because any heat will kill them. They are adpated to summers where the temperature rarely rises above 60 F. Consider yourself fortunate to see them in the wild as it means you are in the Arctic!
This plant is not confined to the Arctic! It is common in Southcentral Alaska on dry, rocky, open sub-alpine and alpine slopes. It grows...Read More
This species is native primarily to the high Arctic, where they are actually quite common growing among cracks in the rocks. The rosette...Read More