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Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

Saxifraga umbrosa L.

Fully hardy evergreen perennial with compact rosettes of spoon-shaped leaves and pink flowers in summer.  There are many garden varieties.  To 30cm.  [RHSD, Hortus].

Horticultural & Botanical History

Ancient garden plant.  ‘On rocks in mountains.  Var. genuina apparently wild, near Settle, Yorkshire, and naturalized in woods in many places both in Scotland and England.  Some of the forms from Kerry approach var. genuina, but have the petioles longer and the crenatures sharper, and therefore may be more properly referred to vars. punctata and serratifolia.  Var. punctata common in Connemara, Galway, and not unfrequent near Killarney and other places in the south-west of Ireland.  Var. serratifolia in the same localities as var. punctata.  England, possibly Scotland, Ireland.  Perennial. Summer.’  [English Botany vol.IV, p.70, pl.DXLVII/1865].

History at Camden Park

Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [H.213/1850].

Notes

Published Feb 20, 2009 - 05:20 PM | Last updated Feb 14, 2010 - 02:04 PM

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Shown is a rosette of coarsely toothed leaves and upright panicle of small pink flowers. English Botany vol.IV pl.DXLVII, 1865.

Saxifraga umbrosa L. | English Botany vol.IV pl.DXLVII/1865 | BHL

Family Saxifragaceae
Category
Region of origin

Europe and Britain
Synonyms
Common Name

London?s pride
Name in the Camden Park Record

Saxifraga umbrosa 
Confidence level high