I’m attempting to grow some alpine plants. I love these little guys. There are many different kinds of alpines but I seem drawn to the Saxifraga’s and Androsace’s. They should bloom early spring, I really can’t wait.
From wikipedia “Saxifraga is the largest genus in the family Saxifragaceae, containing about 440 species of holarctic perennial plants, known as saxifrages. The Latin word saxifraga means literally “stone-breaker”, from Latin saxum (“rock” or “stone”) + frangere (“to break”)…….Most saxifrages are smallish plants whose leaves grow close to the ground, often in a rosette. The leaves typically have a more or less incised margin; they may be succulent, needle-like and/or hairy, reducing evaporation.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxifraga
Saxifraga kolenatiana,
Fosters Red
Saxifraga kolenatiana,
Fosters Red
Saxifraga,
Whitehill
Saxifraga,
Whitehill
Saxifraga kolenatiana,
Fosters Red
Saxifraga kolenatiana,
Fosters Red
Saxifraga,
Whitehill
Androsace Sarmentosa,
Chumbi
Saxifraga kolenatiana,
Fosters Red
Androsace Sarmentosa,
Chumbi
Androsace Sarmentosa,
Chumbi
Androsace Sarmentosa,
Chumbi
Androsace Sarmentosa,
Chumbi
Saxifraga,
Whitehill
Androsace semperviviodes,
Rock Jasmine
Saxifraga,
Whitehill
Saxifraga,
Whitehill
Saxifraga,
Whitehill
Saxifraga kolenatiana,
Fosters Red
Saxifraga kolenatiana,
Fosters Red
Saxifraga kolenatiana,
Fosters Red
Saxifraga xkellereri, Suendermannii
Saxifraga xkellereri, Suendermannii
Saxifraga xkellereri, Suendermannii
Saxifraga xkellereri, Suendermannii
Saxifraga xkellereri, Suendermannii
Saxifraga xkellereri, Suendermannii
Saxifraga xirvingii, Jenkinsiae
Saxifraga Paniculata,
Minutifolia
Saxifraga Paniculata,
Minutifolia
Saxifraga Paniculata,
Minutifolia
Saxifraga Paniculata,
Minutifolia
Saxifraga Paniculata,
Minutifolia
Saxifraga Oppositifolia,
Theoden
Saxifraga Oppositifolia,
Theoden
Saxifraga Oppositifolia,
Theoden
Saxifraga Oppositifolia,
Theoden
Saxifraga Oppositifolia,
Theoden
Saxifraga xkellereri,
Suendermannii
Saxifraga xkellereri,
Suendermannii
Saxifraga,
Whitehill
Saxifraga,
Whitehill
Saxifraga kolenatiana,
Fosters Red
Saxifraga kolenatiana,
Fosters Red
Saxifraga kolenatiana,
Fosters Red
Saxifraga Paniculata,
White Mountain
Saxifraga Paniculata,
White Mountain
Saxifraga xirvingii,
Jenkinsiae
Androsace semperviviodes,
Rock Jasmine
Androsace semperviviodes,
Rock Jasmine
Androsace semperviviodes,
Rock Jasmine
Androsace Sarmentosa,
Chumbi
Androsace Sarmentosa,
Chumbi
Androsace Sarmentosa,
Chumbi
Androsace Sarmentosa,
Chumbi
axifraga xkellereri, Suendermannii
axifraga xkellereri, Suendermannii
Saxifraga xirvingii, Jenkinsiae
axifraga xkellereri, Suendermannii
littletrees13 
Beautiful!!!
Thanks! Your photo’s are an inspiration! I’m really hoping these bloom like I’ve seen in other pictures.
Brad…your mom may steal some of these when she visits……love these photos of terrific plants!
We will see!!! But hurry up and come visit!
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I enjoyed your pictures.
However with so many large pictures I almost hit the back key to escape your blog.
It took, on my older dell, a very long time to load your blog page.
You may want to consider posting pictures as thumbnails and allow your readers to click and enlarge the ones that they want to view full size.
Anyway enjoyed your picture gallery.
Happy Gardening