Chrysosplenium oppositifolium - Golden Saxifrage

Family:	Saxifragaceae
Habit:	Perennial
Height:	0.15
Width:	0.5
Synonyms:
Range:	Western and central Europe, including Britain, from Norway to Spain, east to Germany and N. Italy.

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium (Golden Saxifrage) is a Perennial which grows to a height of 0.15m and a width of 0.5m . It has a hardness rating of 5.
Golden Saxifrage will flower in October to January. The flowers from this plant are hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and they are pollinated by Flies, beetles, self

Soil Information

Golden Saxifrage will grow in light (sandy),medium (loamy),hard (clay) soil. It is not necessary for the soil to be well drained.
The soil prefers the following PH / acid levels :
- pH of less than 6, Acidic soils
- pH between 6 and 8, Neutral soils
- pH greater than 8, Basic soils
Golden Saxifrage prefers soils

Ideal Planting Locations

Golden Saxifrage can grow in semi or areas with no shade.

Acid soils[200] on the banks of springs and wet shady mountainsides[5, 17, 52].

Planting places suited to this plant described below.

• Grows within a woodland garden
• Works within dappled Shade
• Grows in a shady edge
• Can spread to cover ground and will out compete weeds
• A bog garden plant

Cultivation Details

Succeeds in most soils if they are moist. Requires a constantly wet but well-drained soil[200]. Prefers a shady position, succeeding in woodland[17, 200].

Edible Uses*

* See disclaimer
Edible Rating: 2/5
Leaves - raw or cooked[2, 5, 8, 17, 52, 61, 66]. Added to salads or soups[183]. The leaves are rather small, and there is a distinct bitterness in the flavour, especially in hot weather[K].

• Leaves -

Medicinal Uses*

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Medicinal Rating: 0/5
None known

Propagation

Seed - sow spring or autumn in a lightly shaded position in a cold frame. Stand the pot in 2cm of water. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a tray of water in the cold frame for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in spring. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer or following spring.

Known Hazards

None known

Other Uses

The plants creeping habit makes it a good ground cover for the bog garden[200].

• Ground cover - Usually low growing plants that can be grown with other plants, especially shrubs and trees, to prevent the growth of weeds.

Cultivars

no recorded cultivars

References

Flora of the British Isles.
Clapham, Tootin and Warburg.
Author: Clapham, Tootin and Warburg.
Rating:
Publisher : A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
Date of Publication : 1962

The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Huxley. A.
Author: Huxley. A.
Rating:
Publisher : Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Date of Publication : 1992

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