About Saxifraga umbrosa L.
Saxifraga umbrosa L. is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae. It has many common names: true London pride, none-so-pretty, king's feather, kiss-me-quick, leaf of St Patrick, look-up-and-kiss-me, mignonette of the French, Nancy-pretty, prattling Parnell, Pyrenean saxifrage, sailor plant, St Anne's needlework, St Patrick's cabbage, and whimsey. Note that some of these common names may actually belong more properly to Saxifraga spathularis, or to the hybrid of S. spathularis with this species, Saxifraga × urbium. This plant is native to the Pyrenees. It has been introduced to other parts of Europe, and to southern Chile. Its cultivar 'Clarence Elliott' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
