Lewisia cotyledon 'Safira Red'
Siskiyou Lewisia 'Safira Red'
Lewisias form a dense rosette of mid-green fleshy leaves. The flowers have many petals, and are in a range of colours, on 8" stems. The main requirement to grow these alpine plants is good drainage. 'Safira Red' has red flowers
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Light and free draining
Common name
Siskiyou Lewisia 'Safira Red'
Latin name
Lewisia cotyledon 'Safira Red'
type
Alpine perennial
family
Montiaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.10 M
0.25 M
Lewisia cotyledon 'Safira Red'
Lewisias form a dense rosette of mid-green fleshy leaves. The flowers have many petals, and are in a range of colours, on 8" stems. The main requirement to grow these alpine plants is good drainage. 'Safira Red' has red flowers
Flowering Season
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
The flowers, which are funnel-shaped, 1.5-2.5cm in width, appear in open sprays on stems about 20 cms. in late Spring to early Summer.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant Lewisia in early spring. Outdoors, set them in a well drained sunny position in rich soil containing plenty of gravel. The essential requirement for growing Lewisia is free-draining soil
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