Scientific Name:
Mukdenia rossii
Pronunciation:
muck-DEE-nee-uh ROSS-ee-eye
Common Name:
mukdenia
Family Name:
Saxifragaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves long stalked, palmately veined with 5-9 lobes; florets with 6 white sepals and 6 smaller white petals.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Ground cover, Perennial border, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include M. 'Crimson Fans'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-red, Bronze
Shapes:
Orbicular
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Dentate, Palmately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White (dark red centres)
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
May, Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Slugs or snails (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North : cv. Crimson Fans - left side of arbour by Hedera