Scientific Name Saxifraga stolonifera Common Name Strawberry begonia

Ground Covers Plant Fact Sheets Consumer Hort

	Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10	[Maroon Beauty]
	Habit: Evergreen
	Growth Rate: Rapid
	Size: 6 to 8 inches
	Site Requirements: Light to moderate shade; prefers moist, organically enriched, well-drained soil
	Form: Spreading low mat
	Texture: --
	Foliage: 2 to 4 inch, roundish to heart-shaped gray-green leaves with silvery gray veins; sparse hairs; underside is purplish maroon with long pink hairs
	Flower/Fruit: 1 inch wispy five-petaled flowers on slender 1 to 2 foot stems
	Comments: Low drought tolerance
	Cultivars: Maroon Beauty; Tricolor

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