Saxifraga Sarmentosam (Noun)
Meaning
Eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The saxifraga sarmentosam, also known as creeping saxifrage, has delicate flowers with petals of both red and white colors that are visible during spring and early summer.
- Gardeners recommend growing saxifraga sarmentosam as groundcover or on rocks in order to allow the long stolons to creep freely and display the beauty of its small flowers.
- As a species that can spread fast by using its numerous stolons, saxifraga sarmentosam often outcompetes weeds, giving it a valuable function in permaculture gardens.
- Because of its tiny but bright red-and-white flowers and evergreen foliage, saxifraga sarmentosam makes a nice and adaptable decorative addition to both Japanese rock gardens and North American forest gardens.
- One option to reproduce saxifraga sarmentosam plants in nurseries or greenhouses is to split or propagate from parts of its stolon to promote their easy cultivation.