Chrysosplenium macrophyllum
Chrysosplenium macrophyllum is a rare groundcover with leathery leaves, burgundy when young, and fragrant clusters of white flowers.
Description:
I love this unusual, rare groundcover given to us by our friends Margaret and Charlie. Chrysosplenium macrophyllum is a stoloniferous, Chinese, evergreen perennial forming dense colonies of hairy, textured, leathery green leaves. In early spring it blooms with flat-topped clusters of lightly fragrant white flowers with pink stamens. The new foliage begins to emerge at this time first deep burgundy-red, then tan then maturing to green.
Common Name: Chrysosplenium
Family: Saxifragaceae (The Saxifrage Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 4-8"
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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