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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Other: often variegated with silver
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Foliage Mound Height: 4 inches
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Provides winter interest
Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Strawberry Begonia
  • Strawberry Saxifrage
  • Creeping Saxifrage
  • Strawberry Geranium
  • Roving Sailor
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Saxifraga stolonifera
  • Synonym: Saxifraga veitchiana
  • Synonym: Saxifraga cuscutiformis

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-06-05

Date: 2007-03-31
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-06-25
Location: The Natural State
Date: 2019-11-30
After fixing the potting situation.
Location: Lowndesboro AL
Photo by SALL20
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2023-02-14
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2010-04-05
Location: At home
Date: 2022-06-19
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-03-31
Photo by Hamwild

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: Southern Pines, NC (Boyd House garden)
Date: May 1, 2023
Strawberry begonia  # 214 nn; LHB p. 487, 90-20-27; AG p. 169, 35
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2013-05-31
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 4/5/2018

Date: 2013-06-01
Location: Charleston, SC
Transplant via separation
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-04-16
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-04-16
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2010-04-05
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-08-16
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-03-29
Location: Garden next to Smithsonian, DC, Virginia | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-03-31
Location: The Natural State
Date: 2019-11-29
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-04-16
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2010-04-05
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-08-16

Date: 2018-05-12

Date: February 1, 2011
Photo by rakami
Location: my garden 
Date: 2016-07-01
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2021-05-01
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-06-26
Location: Copenhagen Botanical Garden, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Photo by Plantomaniac08
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-06-19
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-06-19

Date: 2014-03-03

Date: 2014-03-03

Date: 2013-01-25

Date: 2013-01-25
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2010-04-05

Date: 2012-11-28

Date: 2012-11-05

Date: 2012-11-05

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2017-02-11
Location: Copenhagen Botanical Garden, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2007-06-29
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-06-26
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-07-08
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Comments:
  • Posted by bonitin (Ghent, Belgium - Zone 8a) on Aug 9, 2013 3:51 AM concerning plant:
    I have had this plant for over 25 years! In my garden it is a strong and reliable plant, more hardy than estimated, keeping its foliage all through winter, undamaged by hard frost (down to -12C !).
    I have some growing in deep shade, and though those don't bloom, they do provide nice foliage and good ground cover, even in challenging areas like dry shade once established.
    My happiest one lives in dappled shade.
  • Posted by Cyclaminist (Minneapolis, Minnesota - Zone 5a) on May 3, 2015 2:46 AM concerning plant:
    Surprisingly, this survives the winter in the sheltered and shady area between our house and the next, though not all plants make it through the winter. Many sources say this is hardy to zone 6 or 7, but our zone is 5 with freezing temperatures for 2 and a half months.
  • Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Apr 4, 2012 2:57 PM concerning plant:
    Saxifraga stolonifera is hardy in my zone 8 garden. Mostly evergreen except in the coldest winters here.
  • Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 19, 2011 12:21 PM concerning plant:
    "Strawberry Begonia" is an ornamental flowering plant native to Asia that has been introduced to many other areas of the world. It's a popular house plant for many, but it's actually not a begonia or geranium. It possibly gets the common names Strawberry Begonia and Strawberry Geranium from the appearance of the foliage.

    Saxifraga grows in a mounded form and spreads by stolons (runners) that take root when they touch the soil. It prefers bright light and cooler temperatures.The leaves have silvery veining on the top side and a pretty burgundy color on the reverse. The plant produces tiny white flowers in the summer months. Strawberry Begonia is a popular house plant and looks great when potted in a hanging basket, allowing the stolons to dangle beneath the basket.
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denisew1027 On August 29, 2015 Obtained plant
Purchased this plant at the 2nd Annual Iris and Plant Sale held at Salem United Methodist Church in Benton, AR.
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