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Fam.: Saxifragaceae / Saxifrage Fam.  

Genus:  Saxifraga  L.

There are plants that have been bred specifically for use in rock gardens and on graves. This includes the Saxifrage hybrid Saxifraga x arendsii. Saxifraga x arendsii is the hybrid combination Saxifraga exarata x Saxifraga granulata x Saxifraga hypnoides x Saxifraga rosacea. There are several varieties of Saxifraga x arendsii, whose flower colors range from white to deep red. Originally, several Saxifraga x arendsii varieties were bred by Georg Arends from Wuppertal-Ronsdorf; today, similar forms are also available from other breeders. These hybrids, called Moss Saxifrage by the nurseries, should not be confused with biological species from European mountains, which are called Moss Saxifrage, too.


Authors:
   ENGL.:  Adolf Engler (1844 - 1930), German botanist
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
 

Etymology:
   Saxifraga:   saxum = rock, frangere = to break
   arendsii:   Georg Adalbert Arends (1863 - 1952), breeder of Saxifrage hybrids
   exarata:   furrowed
   granulata:   granulous
   hypnoides:   similar to the Moss genus Hypnum
   rosacea:   rose-like
 

Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage, D Dinslaken 19.6.2025
Fig. 1:  Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage (cultiv.)
D Dinslaken 19.6.2025
Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage, D Dinslaken 19.6.2025
Fig. 2:  Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage (cultiv.)
D Dinslaken 19.6.2025
Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage, D Dinslaken 19.6.2025
Fig. 3:  Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage (cultiv.)
D Dinslaken 19.6.2025
Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage, D Dinslaken 19.6.2025
Fig. 4:  Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage (cultiv.)
D Dinslaken 19.6.2025
Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage, D Dinslaken 19.6.2025
Fig. 5:  Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage (cultiv.)
D Dinslaken 19.6.2025
Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage, D Duisburg 20.6.2025
Fig. 6:  Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage (another site ; cultiv.)
D Duisburg 20.6.2025
Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage, D Duisburg 20.6.2025
Fig. 7:  Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage (cultiv.)
D Duisburg 20.6.2025
Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage, D Duisburg 20.6.2025
Fig. 8:  Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage (cultiv.)
D Duisburg 20.6.2025
Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage, D Duisburg 20.6.2025
Fig. 9:  Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage (cultiv.)
D Duisburg 20.6.2025
Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage, D Duisburg 20.6.2025
Fig. 10:  Saxifraga x arendsii / Moss Saxifrage (cultiv.)
D Duisburg 20.6.2025

 


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