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Lewisia cotyledon

£4.90
Aspect:
Full Sun
Aspect:
Light/Partial Shade
Soil Type:
Mainly dry
Soil Type:
Moist But Well-Drained
Colour:
Pink
Colour:
Orange
Colour:
White
Lewisia cotyledon
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Plant Overview

For some reason this North American plant isn't widely available, but it is excellent and easy to grow. Rosettes of green leaves grow in walls, between rocks, in gravel or containers and send up masses of pink/orange, occasionally white, flowers on 20cm stems in spring and summer.

In the wild their habitat varies from clinging to rocks, growing in damp gravel, popping up in meadows and growing happily in desert conditions.

Awarded the RHS Award for Garden Merit.

Very drought resistant when established. Excellent for rockeries, gravel gardens, containers etc. Fully hardy but they don't like it too wet in winter, so plant in well-drained soil.

Height and Spread: 20cm x 20cm

Common names: Siskiyou lewisia; Cliff Maids

Synonym: Lewisia cotyledon 'Elise'

This alpine plant may be supplied in a 7cm or 9cm pot, depending on the time of year.

 

 

 

 

Photo 1: Stickpen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo 2: picture taken by Olaf Leillinger, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

All our plants are supplied in 9cm pots unless otherwise specified. Plants in this size pot establish quickly in the garden and often outpace plants in bigger pots planted at the same time. Our potted plants can be planted immediately, unless otherwise noted, or you can leave them in their pots until you are ready to plant.
The majority of our plants are grown outdoors. This means that they follow their natural growth patterns and are ready to plant at any time of the year. If you order the plants in winter, they are likely to be dormant and died back to ground level, ready to shoot again in spring - just like the herbaceous perennials in your own garden. Very occasionally, in winter, we may indicate on the packing slip that a plant needs to be hardened off before planting out. This will be because it has just come out of a polytunnel. If you have any questions about our plants or growing methods, please feel free to drop us an email.
We grow most of what we sell ourselves, in our nursery in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Our prices include VAT at 20%.
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