Saxifraga 'Dancing Pixies Tini' is a charming, low-growing evergreen perennial, a compact autumn flowering saxifrage that brings neat foliage and starry flowers to shady corners, wall edges and containers with minimal effort.

It forms a tidy clump of rounded, scalloped evergreen leaves, topped with slender sprays of starry flowers from late summer through autumn. It is happiest in partial or full shade in moist but well drained, humus rich soil, and it suits a shady border, a patio container, or the edge of a rock garden or the base of a shrub. It will scorch and flag in hot sun or dry soil, so give it a sheltered spot out of cold wind.

It arrives as an established plant in a 1.5 litre (15cm) pot, ready to plant straight into the garden or move into a decorative container. Upkeep is light: keep the soil from drying out, tidy away tired leaves and flower stems, and watch for slugs, and for vine weevil if it is growing in a pot.

This listing is for the Tini variety of the Dancing Pixies saxifrages, a particularly compact and neat form that is well suited to smaller spaces.

Cultural Information

• Botanical Name: Saxifraga cortusifolia and S. fortunei hybrids
• Common Name: Autumn Flowering Saxifrage
• Eventually Reaches: 10-40cm tall and 15-40cm wide
• Growth Habit: Low-growing, compact, clump-forming evergreen
• Perfect For: Shady borders, underplanting shrubs, patio pots and containers, ground cover
• Foliage: Evergreen, rounded and scalloped leaves
• Flowering Time: Late summer to autumn
• Planting Position: Partial shade to full shade, sheltered from cold wind
• Soil Type: Moist but well drained, humus rich soil
• Hardiness: Hardy (RHS H4), though an early hard frost can spoil the late flowers
• Maintenance: Low
• Seasonal Interest: Autumn flowers, evergreen leaves through the year
• Type: Hardy Evergreen Perennial