Saxifraga fortunei

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Saxifraga
Subgenus: S. subg. Saxifraga
Sectio: S. sect. Irregulares
Subsectio: S. subsect. Rufescentes
Species: Saxifraga fortunei
Varietas: S. f. var. alpina – S. f. var. fortunei – S. f. var. jotanii – S. f. var. koraiensis – S. f. var. obtusocuneata – S. f. var. suwoensis
Name

Saxifraga fortunei Hook.f., Bot. Mag. t. 5377. 1863.
Synonyms

Homotypic

Saxifraga cortusifolia [unranked] fortunei (Hook.f.) Maxim., Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Petersbourg 18(1): 37. 1872 [1].
Sekika fortunei (Hook.f.) Hara in Nakai & Honda, Nova Fl. Jap. No. 3, Saxifragac. 36. 1939.

References

Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed ... London 89: t. 5377. 1863
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Saxifraga fortunei in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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.
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

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