Re: ground cover ID/ Strawberry Begonia
Hello Lynn,
Strawberry Begonia, or saxifraga stolonifera (scarmentosa) has been in my
garden for several years. Mine is with Ostrich ferns, columbine and hellebore. It
has been through some definite zone 5 weather here with no ill effect. Because of
my personal experience with this one I list it in my catalog as assertive. I would
definitely consider it a ground-cover plant, as it will not stay in a clump ...
one small area... for long.
Quite a bit of light, but no long exposures to full sun, soil is half way
decent and reasonable moist most of the year. There are a couple more forms of
this one out there from tissue culture.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynn Barbee <msgardens@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: [SG] ground cover ID
> I know we dropped this topic already, but I was at a local garden center
> today looking at houseplants, and saw one that might be what one of the
> members of the list was wondering about. It's strawberry begonia (saxifraga
> sarmentosa). It does look a little like creeping charlie, but definitely
> has the pink/red stems. I know it as a houseplant, but I guess it is grown
> as a ground cover in some areas. Lynn, NW Indiana
