Pachyphragma macrophylla
Pachyphragma macrophylla
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Requires a leafy soil and a damp shady position[1, 2]. Another report says that it succeeds in dry soils and, once established, tolerates drought[3]. Succeeds in heavy clays[2]. Very shade tolerant[2]. Succeeds in full sun or partial shade[4]. Possibly hardy to about -15°c[1, 2]. Plants have persistent basal rosettes[2].
Propagation
Seed - sow autumn in a greenhouse[2]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division in spring[2]. Very easy, larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is better to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are well established before planting them out in late spring or early summer. Basal cuttings in late spring[2]. Harvest the shoots with plenty of underground stem when they are about 8 - 10cm above the ground. Pot them up into individual pots and keep them in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Pachyphragma+macrophylla>
Pollinators
Insects
References
- [1]Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. — Phillips. R. & Rix. M. · Pan Books · 1991 · ISBN 0-330-30936-9 ↩︎Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc.
- [2]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
- [3]The Dry Garden. — Chatto. B. · Dent · 1982 · ISBN 0460045512 ↩︎A good list of drought resistant plants with details on how to grow them.
- [4]The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers — Brickell. C. · Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd. · 1990 · ISBN 0-86318-386-7 ↩︎Excellent range of photographs, some cultivation details but very little information on plant uses.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎