Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Lewisia, Featured Plant of The Day

Lewisia cotyledon 'Ashwood Strain'
Lewisia


Type Perennial, succulent
Hardy range 6A to 8A
Height 9" to 12" / 23cm to 30cm
Growth rate Slow
Form Prostrate and spreading or horizontal
Exposure Full sun
Persistence Evergreen

Bloom Color Orange, pink, red, salmon and yellow
Bloom Time Spring and Summer

The flowers are showy.

Environment
This plant tolerates drought.
This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy or sandy.
The pH preference is a neutral soil.

Leaf Color Green

This plant has attractive foliage.

Culture Notes
This plant is a succulent with long, flat, smooth-edged leaves. Each rosette head of this plant will produce a flower stalk in spring. After flowering, the plant dies back and reappears the next year.

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