Scientific Name:
Saxifraga stolonifera
Pronunciation:
sacks-IFF-ruh-guh stoe-lun-IFF-ur-uh
Common Name:
strawberry begonia, mother of thousands
Family Name:
Saxifragaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Stolons long and thin; leaves basal, rounded, to 10cm wide and rising about 20cm tall, dark green with silver veining on top and pink-red undersides; florets bilaterally symmetrical - two large lower petals and 3 smaller upper petals, on panicle-;ike cymes well above foliage.
Habit:
Pendulous
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Hanging basket, Indoor plant, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Spiraled, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Tomentose
Colour in Summer:
Green, Red, Cream blotches; purple undersides.
Shapes:
Orbicular, Reniform
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Dentate
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Will flower earlier indoors
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots, Fibrous-like roots, Runners (or stolons), Succulent leaves
Propagation:
Division - above ground parts
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Slugs or snails (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
