Lewisia Cotyledon

Siskiyou Lewisia

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.

plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Very little water
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
Light and free draining

plant information

Common name

Siskiyou Lewisia

Latin name

Lewisia Cotyledon

type

Alpine perennial

family

Montiaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

Soil

Light and free draining
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Siskiyou Lewisia is 0.10meters x 0.25meters

0.10 M 0.25 M

Lewisia Cotyledon

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.

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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