19) Saxifraga stolonifera

19) Saxifraga stolonifera

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Type: Broadleaf evergreen

Common name: strawberry begonia

Family name: Saxifragaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9

Height: 15-45cm

Spread: 30-60cm

Requirements: medium water, Part shade to full shade, more shade, bigger leave, look even better

Leaf arrangement: evergreen, leave looks like begonia

Flower /fruit description(s): white flowers, each flower laving two larger lower petals and four small upper petals

Suitable uses: ground cover, shady, woodland gardens, near stream, ponds

Quick ID description: grown like strawberry but leave like begonia

Bloom time: May to June

Photographs:

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Source: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c251

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