Xela's Garden
Lewisia
Genus: Lewisia.
Species: Lewisia cotyledon.
Characteristics:
Plant type: Alpine/Rockery
Habit: Tufted
Resilience: Hardiness old H4 (hardy)
Colour:
Flower: Orange, Pink, White or Yellow in Spring or Summer
Foliage: Green in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter
Ultimate height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Ultimate spread: 0.1-0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height: 2-5 years
Preferred common name: Siskiyou lewisia
Family: Portulacaceae
Lewisia can be herbaceous or evergreen perennials forming rosettes of fleshy leaves, with panicles of open funnel-shaped flowers in a wide range of colours in spring and summer
L. cotyledon is a rosette-forming evergreen perennial with fleshy, strap-shaped leaves. Abundant, funnel-shaped purplish-pink, orange, yellow or white flowers 1.5-2.5cm in width are borne in open sprays on stems to 20cm
Award of Garden Merit
How to grow:
Sunlight: Part shade
Aspect: South-facing, North-facing,
West-facing or East-facing
Exposed or Sheltered
Cultivation:
Grow in moderately fertile, neutral to acid, well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. Suitable for the alpine house, rock garden, or in the crevices of a retaining wall. Protect from winter wet
Soil: Well-drained
Acid or Neutral
Loam or Sand
Propagation: Propagate by seed or offsets
Suggested planting locations and garden types:
Gravel Garden, Patio/Container Plants or Rock Garden
How to care:
Pruning: No pruning required
Pests: May be attacked by aphids, slugs and snails
Diseases: May be subject to neck rots in wet conditions
[Source: http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1148 ]
