Biology:Saxifraga × arendsii

Saxifraga × arendsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Saxifragaceae
Genus:	Saxifraga
Species:	S. × arendsii
Binomial name
	Saxifraga × arendsii; Engl.

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Saxifraga × arendsii, or as a cultivar group Saxifraga Mossy Group, known as the mossy saxifrage, is a perennial garden flowering plant. It is a group of horticultural hybrids having a complex crossbred heritage, mainly of Saxifraga moschata, Saxifraga rosacea, and Saxifraga granulata.^[1]

Description

Saxifraga × arendsii can reach a height of 5–10 centimetres (2.0–3.9 in). This evergreen perennial herbaceous plant has leaves arranged in a dense basal rosette. The surface-spreading, cushion to mound-forming, mossy leaves are glossy, bright green, linear, oval or oblong. Flowers are at the ends of short, strong stems. They are solitary, tiny, cup-shaped or star-shaped, and may be white, bright pink or dark red. They bloom from March to August.