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'Wintermarchen' foliage turns red in winter

'Wintermarchen' bloom

'Baby Doll' flower and foliage

Saxifragiaceae

Large, shiny, leathery, evergreen leaves produce cymes of pink or dark red flowers. Blooms from April to June in Ithaca.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: cushion mound or small clump

Plant Use: Plant in groups (10 or more) in partial shade

Propagation:

seed
division

Flower Color:

dark red
pink

Bloom Period:

early spring
mid-spring
late spring
early summer

Width: Minimum: 8 inches     Maximum: 12 inches

Foliage Texture: coarse

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Water Requirements: average

Additional Comments: Also may be propagated by rhizome cuttings in fall and early spring. It's called "pigsqueak" because that's the sound you get when you rub its leaves together. (This actually is a good memory aid used by Cornell's herbaceous perennials students trying to memorize and match hundreds of common names to the scientific names.)