Description
Rich raspberry coloured.
Perfect for the alpine garden or container these long leafed, fully hardy and free flowering varieties are a delight. The long foliage allows for drainage to occur even in the wettest of seasons so perfect for the average gardener that sometimes struggles with other forms.
Flowers: Spring-summer
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 15cm
Spread: 20cm
Common Name: Truckee lewisia
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Montiaceae
Foliage: lanceolate
Basic Colour: ( pink )
Flower Colour: pink
Natural Flowering: April – July
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 10cm
Soil Requirements: average / moist / dry / well-drained / sandy
Soil ph: acidic / neutral
Location: container / cottage garden / border / rock garden
Usage: ornamental / bee food plant / attracts butterflies
Pruning: cut old flowers back to encourage more
Tolerates: drought tolerant / salt tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance
Origin: California
Geoffrey (verified owner) –
Glyn Parry (verified owner) –
Nice plants
Marian W. (verified owner) –
Good, healthy plant.
Barry Wade (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Has flowered ever since I unpacked it. Delightful!
Robert D. (verified owner) –
Amy (verified owner) –
Healthy plant. Easy to plant in the garden. Very happy
Anthony Chu (verified owner) –
Good size and looks healthy
Diana Tunnicliff (verified owner) –
Lena Lawrence (verified owner) –
Nice little plant with a superb colour. I always get good service from this Nursery. Well worth a try.
Andrew Kendrick (verified owner) –
Beautiful healthy plants – can’t wait to see them flower. Delivered safe and sound in double-quick time too!
Jill N. (verified owner) –
Plant looks healthy
Sharon Trott (verified owner) –
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Roger M. (verified owner) –
Graeme Fullerton (verified owner) –
Beautiful, healthy plant
Susan Kirkup (verified owner) –
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
The size of the plant was larger than expected. A good quality plant.
Ian Morley (verified owner) –
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Marianne (verified owner) –
Healthy looking plant , sadly I don’t know if my previous Lewisia plants have survived the wet Autumn/ winter.