Saxifraga fortunei ‘Ayaka’

Saxifraga fortunei 'Ayaka' has magenta-red flowers with short upper and 1-2 long lower petals. Velvet saxifrages have attractive, thick, mounded foliage.

Saxifragra fortunei is a herbaceous perennial with fleshy, rounded, lobed basal leaves, often reddish beneath and sometimes with flushes of colour on top. The flowers are produced in large dense panicles in late summer and fall and can be red, magenta, pink, or white. They make great specimens for containers, troughs, or the front of the border. ‘Ayaka’ has magenta-red flowers with short upper and 1-2 long lower petals.

Common Name:  Velvet Saxifrage

Family:  Saxifragaceae (The Saxifrage Family)

Zone Hardiness:  6-9

Light:  Full Shade Part Shade

Height:  8-12"

Width:  8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Magenta

Secondary Bloom Colour:  

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Late Summer

Soil Moisture:  Moist, Average

Stem Colour:  

Fragrance:  No

Berries:  

Benefits:  

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Forests and rock crevices.

Award:  AGM

Geographical Origin: