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800-644-5505Fair Maids of France
Old Price $74.99 Price $24.99
Packed 10 per package
Availability: In Stock
sku # 78770
sku # 78770
Rarely offered Dutch garden favourite.
Seldom seen in North American gardens, this unique and lovely variety sports lowgrowing, 20–25 cm stems with up to five petite, white, fully double flowers each. Later in the summer season, the plant's foliage appears, staying green even through the fall. Does best in average to moist soil, away from other plants that could cover Fair Maids of France with their leaves. They make a great floral display beneath deciduous trees or as a front border planting.Saxifraga granulata 'Flore Pleno'
- Zone 3-9
- Light Requirements Part to Full Shade
- Height 20–25 cm
- Size Premium Bulb
- Bloom Time Mid to Late Spring
Product Details
- Botanical NameSaxifraga granulata 'Flore Pleno'
- FormPerennial (corm)
- Flower FormDouble flowers, 4 cm in diameter. Multiple flowers per stem.
- Hardiness Zone3-9
- Foliage TypeSmall lobed leaves (2 to 3 cm in diameter) appear in the fall and stay green all winter. Plants go summer dormant, like other flower bulbs.
- Growth RateMedium
- Spread5 - 10 cm
- Planting Instructions2 cm below the soil, not deeper. 5-8 cm apart.
- Soil RequirementsPlants dislike dry, sunny conditions. Best planted in average to moist, but well-drained soil.
- Spacing 5 - 10 cm
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Wet Soil, Sandy Soil
- Watering DescriptionWatering is only necessary when the soil dries out during March-May (spring). When soild dries out during this period plants may go dormant prematurely.
- Winter careNo winter care needed. Plants are winter green, so don't cover the plants.
- PruningNo pruning needed
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Breck's times its shipments from Holland so that bulbs arrive at the proper planting time (depending on climatic conditions) for each area of Canada.
We take advance reservations, and then just as soon as the crops are harvested, our staff of Dutch Bulb Experts makes an on-the-spot selection of the finest bulbs available to fill those reservations.
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| Zones | Shipping Dates | Last Order Date |
| 0-4 | 9/16/24 - 11/15/24 | 11/11/2024 |
| 5 | 9/23/24 - 11/15/24 | 11/11/2024 |
| 6-9 | 9/30/24 - 11/15/24 | 11/11/2024 |
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| Up to $20 order | $9.95 |
| $20.01 to $40.00 | $11.95 |
| $40.01 to $60.00 | $13.95 |
| $60.01 to $80.00 | $15.95 |
| $80.01 to $100.00 | $17.95 |
| $100.01 to $150.00 | $18.95 |
| $150.01 and over | 14% of total |
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| 0-9 | 8/28/23 - 11/17/23 | 11/13/2023 |
