This variable rhizomatous perennial is upright and spreading forming a prostrate habit. It has thick grey-green spoon-shaped leaves in basial rosettes and the small creamy-white cup-shaped flowers appear in clusters during early summer.

Hardiness zones 3 to 9 

Saxifraga paniculata is naturally found from Norway to central and southern Europe, Caucasus, Canada, Greenland and Iceland growing in rocky places. 

It prefers an open sunny position and grows in a very well drained moderately fertile gravely soil that is tending alkaline and is drought and frost tolerant. 

The Livelong Saxifrage is grown for its foliage and spreading habit. It is planted in rockeries or in rock crevices or used as a ground cover. It is suitable for cold to warm temperate regions establishing in 2 to 4 years. When grown as a container plant use loam based compost with added limestone chips and dislikes wet winters. It is moderately deer resistant. ID 3118

Saxifraga (saks-ee-FRA-ga) paniculata (pan-IK-yoo-LAH-tah)

Saxifragaceae (saks-ih-frag-AY-see-ee)
Saxifrages, Astilbes, Elephant’s Ears