About
A compact, woody-based perennial from the Near East with dense, spiny rosettes of needle-like leaves and short, stiff, branched spikes of small, pink, funnel-shaped flowers in summer. A tough and ornamental prickly thrift for a very sunny, very well-drained rock garden or alpine house.
About the genus
Lewisia can be herbaceous or evergreen perennials forming rosettes of fleshy leaves, with panicles of open funnel-shaped flowers in a wide range of colours in spring and summer
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, containers, mixed plantings.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in well-drained soil. Water during establishment.
PruningRemove dead growth as needed.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.