I don't know quite why Meadow Saxifrage, or
Saxifragia granula is all the way down at number 19, it really deserves to be in the top five of my favourite wild flowers, along with all the other 37 species I like so much.
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| Saxifragia granulata growing in Enviromat sedum matting |
Meadow Saxifrage is on the favourites list because it's just the prettiest, delicate-looking but resiliant little plants to flower early in the year and it always marks the arrival of springtime on the
Enviromat field.
The family name Saxifrage means "stone breaking" because these plants are happy on poor, stony ground in exposed places which in turn, makes them really well suited to green roofing.
Flowering from April - June, these beauties are a source of nectar for butterflies and bees coming out of hibernation. They're just exquisite!
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