Broadleaved Lewisia (Bitterroot)
Lewisia cotyledon. PORTULACACEAE.
Planting and Growing Broadleaved Lewisia
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow broadleaved lewisia in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of broadleaved lewisia
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for broadleaved lewisia
- Season of bloom and planting time for broadleaved lewisia
- When, how deep, and where to plant broadleaved lewisia
- How to plant broadleaved lewisia
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of broadleaved lewisia
- Landscape and container uses of broadleaved lewisia
- Comments about broadleaved lewisia and its features
Growing Broadleaved Lewisia
Several cultivars of mounding, evergreen perennial herbs, to 1 ft. (30 cm) tall. Soft-textured, fleshy, green, narrow, oval, sometimes scallop-edged leaves, to 3 in. (75 mm) wide.
Bitterroot, Lewisia rediva, is a closely related species with similar care needs.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Showy, pink, white, red-striped, star-shaped, open, 9-petaled flowers, to 1 in. (25 mm) wide, in loose clusters on fleshy stalks, to 10 in. (25 cm) tall, in early spring–summer.
Best Climates
Hardy. Zones 3–9.
Soil Type and Fertility
Damp to dry, very well-drained, sandy soil. Fertility: Average–low. 6.0–7.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full sun to partial shade, 1 ft. (30 cm) apart.
Proper Care
Challenging. Keep moist until established; allow soil surface to dry between waterings. Drought tolerant. Avoid fertilizing. Propagate by division, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, containers in natural, rock, woodland gardens. Good for color. Pest and disease resistant.