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Saxifraga oppositifolia
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oppositifolia on the Col de Iseran
Photo Gerard Bourgonje
Theoppositifolia's are not always easy to grow,there are some 'rules',and if you manage to keep them,you will find out that growing Saxifraga oppositifolia is very,very worthwile.
Most people do have water features in their rockgarden,so the trick is to grow your oppositifolia's as close to the water as you can. They benefit a lot from the evaporation,specially in summertime.
Give a more humus rich soil,but use enough grit,because altough they need to stay more moist,they must have a good drainage as well.
Most of the oppositifolia's listed are exe collected in the wild. They have an enormous range from the pyrenees,almost all over Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, Canada, Siberia, Altai, TienShan, Tibet to kashmir!,altitudes from 500-4000m.
There are easy going and good free flowering forms,but also very difficult and sparse flowering plants. We try to give you good information almost all based on growing conditions in our own garden.
*** Please Note,....we do not hold a big Stock of oppositifolia's***
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oppositifolia's
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€uro |
Flowercolor |
Description |
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oppositifolia f.collected Austria |
3,00 |
Pink |
a vigorous growing form collected in the wild by G.Hoek,strong,and easy compared with other botanic species,but not very free flowering. |
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oppositifolia var.alba |
3,00 |
White |
Probably a wild collected white form of ssp.murithiana,vigorous an rather free flowering!,please take note seems to like acid or neutral soil. |
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oppositifolia ssp asiatica |
3,00 |
Pink |
Plant collected in the wild,probably a subspecie,having very big pink flowers,must have cool moist spot,and enough shade. |
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oppositifolia f.Bourg d'oissan |
3,00 |
Soft-pink |
Very good wild collected form from the Ecrins,early flowering,collected by the Dutchman Keesjan van Zwienen,doing well outside. |
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oppositifolia ssp.blepharophylla |
3,00 |
Pink |
A subspecie from the Austrian Alps,cool,moist roots,not so easy to please,and not always free flowering,a challenge and collectors item. |
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x oppositifolia 'Corrie Fee' |
3,00 |
White |
probably a cultivar,it's a very good white flowering Sax.,with compact rosettes,and compared with form alba smaller flowers,good free flowering. |
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x oppositifolia 'Florissa' |
3,00 |
Soft-pink |
Cultivar with very nice formed flowers, a very recommendable well growing and flowering Saxifraga. |
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oppositifolia form collected as GH02 |
3,00 |
Pink |
A rather good growing and flowering wild collected oppositifolia by Gert Hoek,Dronten The Netherlands,doing well and a very worthy botanic introduction! |
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oppositifolia clon Kammerlander |
3,00 |
Bright-pink |
Very good flowering Sax.,real big pink flowers,and free flowering,one of the best! |
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'Nathorstii' |
3,00 |
Pink |
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GvdB Noorwegen |
3,00 |
Purple |
oppositifoilia wild collected Noorwegen from Ger v/d Beuken |
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oppositifolia f.collected Col Du Pourtalet |
3,00 |
Pink |
Beautiful greyish leaves,tight plant,rather small in all parts,collected by Gert Hoek,Dronten The netherlands. |
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oppositifolia ssp.latina |
3,00 |
Deep-purple |
Collected in the Appennines,flowers very well and is not difficult at all,recommendable. |
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oppositifolia form collected Norway |
3,00 |
Pinkish red |
Stunning plant! from the high North,bit slow,but not difficult,best flower color among the oppo's,highly in demand,so you must be lucky. |
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oppositifolia ssp.paradoxa |
3,00 |
Pink |
Not so easy,from the central Pyrenees,need a cool spot,humus rich soil,a few. |
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x oppositifolia 'Ruth Draper' |
3,00 |
Pink |
Good oppo,but not always easy to propagate,big large flowers,rather slow growing,shady cool position. |
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oppositifolia form Santis |
3,00 |
Pink |
Tiny leaves,compact growing form,real nice doing quit well. |
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oppositifolia form Skye |
3,00 |
Magenta |
One of the better botanical oppo's,smaller leaves,tight form,real choice. |
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oppositifolia form St.Kilda |
3,00 |
Pink |
Nature collected sax.,slow growing needs more care and attention,compact plant with tiny ros. and lvs. |
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x oppositifolia 'Splendens' |
3,00 |
Purple-pink |
A fantastic oppositifolia!,good growing,easy,a mass of purple-pink flowers,lime-lover!,recommendable. |
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Simplon Pass |
3,00 |
Pink |
Wild collected oppositifolia |
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oppositifolia form theoden |
3,00 |
Rose-purple |
Slow growing,reliable oppo,big flowers,shady,moist position like all the oppositifolia's. |
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oppositifolia form collected Wetterhorn |
3,00 |
Rose-pink |
Doing well,maybe not so fast,but steady,not to much sun and warmth in summer,rather good flowering. |
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oppositifolia form vaccariana |
3,00 |
Red-purple |
Nature collected oppo,early flowering,enough light but dislikes to much sun,doing well,good flowering. |
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Saxifraga Name |
€uro |
Flower Color |
Description |
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Saxifraga retusa (ssp retusa) |
5,00 |
Pink |
Very Beautiful Saxifraga,but in fact not realy an oppositifolia,it resembles it a lot at first sight. Looks like a small,tight and compact oppositifolia. But the differance is the flower stem,the flowers are on a litlle upright stem. Pyrenees,Alps,Mountains of Bulgaria,on altitudes up 2000m.,mostly in very sheltered position. It's better to give slightly acid soil,retusa ssp retusa has somewhat smaller flowers and stems and is sometimes available for the same price. ssp retusa loves acid soil. |
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retusa dwarf form |
5,00 |
Pink |
Stunning botanic collected dwarf form of retusa,wich has proven to stay dwarf in our lowland gardens,incredible slow growing,hard,tight,small and compact,a delight to see,pitty enough very difficult to propagate,sometimes a few. |
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retusa var augustana |
5,00 |
Pink |
The retusa's looking very much te same,but the differance is that the variety augustana is a lime lover!,and the flower stems are longer,augustana is a bit easier and more vigorous. |
