Seen at Harlow carr

[JohnnyD]

Saw this in the alpine house at Harlow Carr on Saturday but no label and no idea - even from the RHS guy.
Suggestions were - Heuchera or Saxifraga fortunei.
Does any one recognize this beauty?
JohnnyD

[Maggi Young]

Not a scooby doo, Johnny- but I like it! 

[Palustris]

It really does look very much like my Saxifraga fortunei Hi No Mai, but ..................

[Maggi Young]

It really does look very much like my Saxifraga fortunei Hi No Mai, but ..................

A plant which I discover is also called  the Hi No Mai Velvet Saxifrage - which certainly relates to the foliage of the  plant  seen at Harlow Carr.......

[arisaema]

I don't know the Japanese cultivar, but this looks an awful lot like the most common alpine species in Yunnan: Saxifraga rufescens. It's spring flowering, bone hardy, and usually has red markings on foliage as well as furry, red pedicels.

[Vinny 123]

http://www.asianflora.com/Saxifragaceae/Saxifraga-rufescens.htm

[JohnnyD]

I think I am favouring the Hi No Mai route. JohnnyD

[Palustris]

I got it from Edrom so it is possible that Harlow Carr got it from them too.

[JohnnyD]

I ordered it last week. JohnnyD