Lewisia cotyledon
Cliff maids, Imperial bitter root
- Height × spread
- 0.3m × 0.1m
- Position
- Part shade
- Hardiness
- Average winter to - 10C (RHS H4)
- Flowers
- Spring
Availability
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About this plant
This is a variable little rock garden plant, deriving from southern parts of the USA. It's found in the foothills of mountains, tucking itself into gravelly places and nooks; making a fleshy looking rosette of long, often slightly spoon-shaped, dark-green leaves. The flowers are held in spreading clusters on long, fleshy stalks coloured white or pink, yellow, salmon-pink and orange.
- Flower colour
- Orange, Pink, White, Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Round
- Height
- 0.3m
- Spread
- 0.1m
- Season of interest
- Spring
- Flowers in
- Spring
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Rock garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Gravelly soil, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- Acid (ericaceous), Neutral
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Average winter to - 10C (RHS H4)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Hazards
- No
- Pet safe
- Yes – listed in our pet-safe plants
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Summer
Summer · Planting
Remove offsets to create new plants
Offsets are small plants or shoots that develop around the parent plant. They should have developed a root system of their own before they are detached. They can be planted directly, or grown in pots if so small they could be 'lost' in the garden.
Offsets may be used to replace an aged parent plant, to extend or establish a colony, or can be given away or sold.
Planting & general
Outdoors
Water with rain water
This plant needs rain water or soft water (the minerals in alkaline or "hard" water are harmful). This is especially important for plants in pots.
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