Scientific Name Saxifraga stolonifera Common Name Strawberry geranium

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Characteristics Season late spring Height 6 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 7-9 Flower Color white Soil moist, well drained Exposure partial to full shade Propagation division of plantlets from thread-like runners North Carolina Regions Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments Strawberry geranium is also called "Mother of Thousands" because of its spread by thread-like red stolons, at the tips of which new plantlets are produced. It makes a lovely ground cover in the warmer Piedmont and coastal plain, with heart shaped green leaves with distinctive white veins above, and attractive red beneath. Origin China, Japan

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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