Saxifraga fortunei

Saxifraga fortunei (齿瓣虎耳草),^[1] the fortune saxifrage,^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae, native to China, Japan and Korea. Growing to just 40 cm (16 in) tall and broad, it is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial with large round fleshy leaves. Slender branched stalks bear panicles of small white starry flowers in summer. The two lower petals of each bloom are significantly longer than the others. Both the flowers and the leaves are sometimes flushed red or pink.

Saxifraga fortunei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Saxifragaceae
Genus:	Saxifraga
Species:	S. fortunei
Binomial name
Saxifraga fortunei Hook.

Cultivation

As a garden plant, Saxifraga fortunei flourishes in deep or partial shade, in soil which is well-drained but reliably moist. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.^[2][3] S. fortunei is a parent of many hybrids and cultivars, some of which have also won this award:-

• ’Angelina Johnson’^[4]
• ’Blackberry and Apple Pie’^[5]
• ’Conwy Snow’^[6]
• ’Moe’^[7]
• ’Mount Nachi’^[8]

• ’Pink Haze’^[9]
• ’Rokujo’^[10]
• ’Shiranami’^[11]
• ’Sue Drew’^[12]
• Sugar Plum Fairy=‘Toujya’^[13]

Lower Taxa

• Saxifraga fortunei var. fortunei
• Saxifraga fortunei var. koraiensis Nakai

References

1. "Saxifraga fortunei". Flora of China. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
2. "RHS Plantfinder - Saxifraga fortunei". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
3. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 95. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
4. "RHS Plantfinder - Saxifraga 'Angelina Johnson'". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
5. "RHS Plantfinder - Saxifraga 'Blackberry and Apple Pie'". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
6. "RHS Plantfinder - Saxifraga 'Conwy Snow'". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
7. "RHS Plantfinder - Saxifraga 'Moe'". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
8. "RHS Plantfinder - Saxifraga 'Mount Nachi'". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
9. "RHS Plantfinder - Saxifraga fortunei 'Pink Haze'". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
10. "RHS Plantfinder - Saxifraga 'Rokujo' (fortunei)". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
11. "RHS Plantfinder - Saxifraga 'Shiranami'". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
12. "RHS Plantfinder - Saxifraga 'Sue Drew'". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
13. "RHS Plantfinder - Saxifraga Sugar Plum Fairy='Toujya'". Retrieved 1 November 2018.